RN Hospice Per Diem
MaineGeneral Health

Registered Nurse (RN) - Hospice, per diem

apartment MaineGeneral Health location_onWaterville, ME, US
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Job Description Summary:

As a member of our hospice nursing team, you will play a crucial role focused on providing compassionate end-of-life care to patients and their families throughout the dying process, ensuring a peaceful and dignified transition.

Job Description:

Role: Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

At MaineGeneral Homecare and Hospice, we recognize that hospice nursing is more than just a profession—it's a profoundly fulfilling journey where you can make a significant impact on the lives of patients and their families.

Here's why our hospice nursing role stands out:

  • Compassionate End-of-Life Care: Provide compassionate and dignified care to patients in their final journey. Offer support and comfort to both patients and their families during a challenging time.
  • Meaningful Connections: Forge deep and meaningful connections with patients, fostering trust and understanding. Make a profound impact by being a source of empathy and companionship during their final moments.
  • Holistic End-of-Life Care: Lead in delivering holistic care that goes beyond medical needs to address emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial aspects.
  • Supportive Work Environment: Experience a nurturing workplace culture that recognizes the unique challenges and rewards of hospice nursing. Receive support and encouragement from colleagues and leadership, fostering a positive and caring atmosphere.
  • Flexibility and Fulfillment: Enjoy the flexibility in hospice nursing, allowing for personalized and patient-centered care. Find fulfillment in knowing that your role is integral to enhancing the quality of life for patients during their final stages.

What You'll Do:

  • Consult with the multidisciplinary team regularly to evaluate the patient's status and appropriateness of care, including admission, length of stay, transfer, and discharge.
  • Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions, including making recommendations to providers regarding additional services needed and referrals for community resources.
  • Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary team planning to collaborate with other disciplines to determine the appropriate care and services needed.

Your Qualifications:

  • A current license as a Registered Nurse in Maine or licensed from a compact state is required
  • New graduate RNs are encouraged to apply!
  • Valid state driver's license with acceptable driving record, required
  • Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
  • Strong technology/computer skills and previous experience with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Why Choose MaineGeneral:

  • Access comprehensive wellness benefits, including health, dental, vision, and more.

  • Benefit from employee discounts, generous parental leave, and ample earned time off.
  • Retirement planning with up to 4% company contributions.
  • Potential student loan reimbursement
  • Embrace growth opportunities within our organization

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0

Work Shift:

Job Exempt:

No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

  • An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
  • We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

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