Old Colony Hospice is hiring for multiple  LPN positions at the Dr. Ruth McLain Hospice Home in Braintree, MA.  There are full-time, part-time, evening and weekend positions available.  

He/she will be compassionate and able to provide a patient-focused experience with a home-like feel for the residents of the Dr. Ruth McLain hospice house. 

Duties of the LPN include:

• Physical, emotional, and psychosocial care and under the direction of a registered nurse (RN)
• Pain and symptom management under the direction of the RN
• Collaboration with the team to provide what matters most to the patient and family at the end of life
• Observe the basic health status and report changes or symptoms that need to be managed to the RN
• Educate patients/caregivers regarding disease process and end-of-life needs
• Share in providing on-call/continuous care coverage when necessary as supervised by the RN

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an approved practical nursing program and licensed as an LPN in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
• Driver's License (Required)
• Proficient with computer skills
• 1-year of nursing experience is preferred but not required.
• Ability to use good judgment and discretion and to work effectively as a member or part of an interdisciplinary team
• Must have knowledge and understanding of applicable federal, state, and local hospice, Medicare, Medicaid, HMO regulations, as well as HIPAA and other regulations protecting the personal health information of patients
• Must be a team player, able to maintain reliable attendance and be flexible

 

Old Colony Hospice is hiring for multiple Hospice Aide Positions for the Ruth McLain Hospice Home in Braintree, MA.  

- Part Time - 11pm - 7:30am

-Part Time - 3pm - 11:30pm

- Part Time - 7am - 3:30pm

There are weekend and holiday coverage requirements.  

The Hospice Aide is responsible for providing personal care and designated homemaking services for assigned patients and families while delivering hospice care wherever the patient calls home.   This position requires reliable transportation and may be asked to assist with patients in the community as assigned/requested. 

Essential duties include, but are not limited to: 

• Provide direct patient care consistent with the written instructions and/or as assigned including bathing, oral hygiene, nail/skin/hair and foot care, pressure relief, dressing and feeding, transferring positions or locations; report to the charge nurse upon arrival and before leaving a skilled nursing facility
• Assist patient with prescribed exercises, with ambulation and repositioning as may be part of the plan of care or as directed
• Provide light housekeeping duties such as: changing the bed, doing patient’s personal laundry, tidying the patient’s room, doing the patient’s dishes, and keeping the kitchen and bathroom neat and clean after use
• Prepare and serve meals to the patient and/or prepare food to be served later
• Maintain appropriate communication with the Hospice Nurse, the Hospice Aide Scheduling Manager, and the Clinical Manager on a daily basis.  this includes checking telephone messages, texts, and emails every morning before your first visit and in between each patient visit.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation.
• Respectfully communicate with the patient, family, or caregivers.
• Must be a team player and able to maintain reliable attendance and have flexibility with changes to the daily assignments.