Hospice care jobs are best filled by individuals looking to offer the special kind of care provided to people with life-limiting illnesses, their families and loved ones. Hospice seeks to maximize the quality of life by controlling pain and providing medical care and spiritual and emotional support to terminally ill patients and their loved ones. This is accomplished through an interdisciplinary team that includes physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, therapists, home health aides and volunteers.
Old Colony Hospice was recently awarded one of The Boston Globe Top Places to Work in Massachusetts! Top Places to Work recognizes the most admired workplaces in the state voted on by the people who know them the best—their employees. Join our hospice team and you join one of the few organizations today that utilizes a truly interdisciplinary approach to providing health care.
We are looking for a Full Time Nurse Practitioner to join our Palliative Care Consultation Program. The qualified candidate will possess broad clinical knowledge, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to collaborate with other disciplines. Minimum of 5 years nursing experience; clinical nursing care in oncology, hospice, geriatrics, or intensive care preferred. MSN, current Massachusetts RN/NP license and authority to prescribe in Massachusetts required; certification as Hospice and Palliative Care RN or NP highly preferred. Also must have valid driver's license and reliable transportation. Position will provide palliative care consultation services primarily in nursing homes and hospitals.
