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Full time Long Weekend Nurse - $5000 Sign on Bonus

Good Shepherd Community Care·Newton, Massachusetts

$84,000 - $104,000/yr·Other·On Site·2-5 yrs
·Posted 3 months ago
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About the role

The Weekend Nurse provides end-of-life care by conducting home and hospital visits, evaluating new patients, and facilitating hospice admissions. They also manage symptoms, titrate medications, and coordinate care planning while communicating with an interdisciplinary team.

Job DetailsLevel

  • ExperiencedJob
  • Location:
  • Main
  • Office -
  • Newton,
  • MA 02459Salary
  • Range: $84,000.00 - $104,000.00 Salary/yearFull-Time Long Weekend Nurse (32 or 40 hours/week) Named by the Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the last three years, our community-based, mission-driven hospice and palliative care organization seeks a Weekend Nurse to join its expanding On-Call team. Travel to provide care in patients' private homes and residential facilities throughout Greater Boston and parts of MetroWest. The ideal candidate is well-organized and enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced environment. This position is eligible for a $5000 sign-on Bonus.
  • Job
  • Responsibilities: The Weekend Nurse is an integral part of an interdisciplinary hospice team responsible for caring for patients at the end of life. Makes home and hospital visits, provides information sessions, evaluates new patients, facilitates admissions to hospice services, and coordinates care planning. Employs triage and assessment skills to titrate medications and manage symptoms appropriately and provides education to patients and families about terminal diseases and end-of-life processes. Communicates with an interdisciplinary hospice team about changes in patients' needs and outcomes of interventions.
  • Schedule and
  • Weekly
  • Hours: Friday, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, from 9 am to 5 pm (32 hours/week). Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 9 am to 7 pm (40 hours/week)
  • Education,
  • Skills and
  • Experience: Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Bachelors preferred 2 years of nursing experience and at least 1 year of hospice or equivalent nursing experience Sensitivity to and knowledge about end-of-life issues Comfortable working with socioculturally diverse patients/families Demonstrates ability to manage pain and control symptoms Demonstrates flexibility and multitasking abilities Excellent organizational and time management skills Exceptional communication skills Adaptable to frequently changing patient needs
  • Adaptable to technology
  • Good
  • Shepherd
  • Benefits: Competitive salary Four weeks paid time off in first year, to increase with tenure 12 paid holidays
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance: coverage begins as of your start date Life insurance 403(b) with company match Flexible Spending Account Short and Long Term Disability Employee Assistance Program
  • Partnership with
  • Regis
  • College for reduced tuition rates
  • Pay
  • Range: $84,000 - $104,000 (based on a 40-hour role): This number reflects an average starting range for this position. Individual pay is determined through a variety of factors including experience, education, certifications, and skills and can exceed the range.

Industry

  • Healthcare
  • Employment
  • Type:
  • Full
  • Time
  • About Us: Good Shepherd Community Care is one of the most trusted health care organizations in Greater Boston focusing on hospice and palliative care. Founded as Hospice of the Good Shepherd in 1978, we are the original Massachusetts hospice. After decades of caring for our community, we continue to remain an independent, not-for-profit, non-sectarian organization. We believe in the importance of mutual respect and acceptance and value diversity in our patients, families and caregivers, employees, volunteers, community, and partner organizations. We are committed to these values and honor the dignity of each individual through the care, support and education we provide. Our team members benefit from a collaborative work environment in a welcoming office, easily accessible to I-95, with on-site parking in Newton. Good Shepherd Community Care does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex stereotyping, marital status, pregnancy, religion or age in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services and activities.

Requirements

Candidates must be a Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts with at least 2 years of nursing experience, including 1 year in hospice or equivalent care. Strong organizational, communication, and symptom management skills are required to support diverse patients and families.

  • professional certificate
  • Multitasking
  • Organizational skills
  • Communication skills
  • Triage
  • Time management
  • Patient education
  • Patient assessment
  • Care planning
  • Hospice care
  • Palliative care
  • End-of-life care
  • Symptom management
  • Registered nurse
  • Medication titration

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Sign-on bonus
  • 403(b) with company match
  • Short and long term disability
  • Reduced tuition rates

Posting details

Employment type
Other
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Salary
$84,000 - $104,000/yr
Location
Newton, Massachusetts
Posted
Apr 6, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Good Shepherd Community Care

Good Shepherd Community Care is one of the most trusted health care organizations in Greater Boston focusing on hospice and palliative care. Founded as Hospice of the Good Shepherd in 1978, we are the original Massachusetts hospice. After decades of caring for our community, we...

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size201-500 employees
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