Job Description - Weekend Registered Nurse, RN - Home Health

• Salary : $49 - $104 / HOUR
• Job Type : FULL_TIME
• Location : Remote / Work From Home

We’re saving lives, building careers, and reimagining healthcare. We can’t wait to grow alongside you.

The great history of Home Health Foundation is now the future of Tufts Medicine Care at Home. 

Tufts Medicine Care at Home is a proud member of Tufts Medicine, a health system that is rethinking how academic and community centers, local and national businesses, and technology and service innovators can all work together. So that clinicians can deliver expert care where it’s needed most and so that we can bring wellness back to health care, one person at a time. 

Why Join Us?    

Benefits you'll love, generous sign-on bonuses (up to $25,000 based on experience and hours) and more!  

Our Home Health RNs tell us they love the ability to work autonomously, to build strong rapport with their patients and families, and the flexibility in managing their schedules.  Come join our growing health system.

Job Overview 

Utilizing the nursing process, the Home Health Registered Nurse will manage and deliver comprehensive home health services, including assessments, interventions, and supportive care to clients primarily within their place of residence.  Depending on the circumstances, duties may also include telephone triage, crisis intervention, problem solving, patient/caregiver advocacy and support, with emphasis of avoiding hospitalization in the off hours including weekends or holidays. As a key member of the health care team, this position must interact courteously and effectively with patients and their families as well as with co-workers from all Agency departments, community resources, and with patients' physicians to facilitate safe and efficient patient care.   

Location: Lawrence, MA

Hours: Part-Time, 24 Hours, Days, Weekends Required

Minimum Qualifications: 

1. Massachusetts RN Licensure. 

2. Valid state issued Driver’s License. 

3. One (1) year of acute medical/surgical nursing experience. 

4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification.

Duties and Responsibilities: The duties and responsibilities listed below are intended to describe the general nature of work and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list.  Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Essential Functions:

• Assess and implement physical and psychosocial needs of the patient following established Standards of Nursing Practice and VNA procedures. 
• Assess and implement patient/family learning needs, style and limitations and makes adjustments for delivery of information. 
• Identify abuse and/or neglect and identifies reporting mechanism per policy. 
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. 
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. 
• Possesses communications skills needed to effectively understand patient’s reactions or responses to treatment. 
• Involves the patient in understanding and become involved in the course of treatment. 
• Collaborates with patient /family and other health care providers and/or community resources with planning of care and discharge. 
• Develops a realistic written plan of care toward measurable goals. 
• Develops and evaluates the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregivers. 
• Provides ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient. 
• Plans death at home when appropriate with patient/family and other members of the health care team. 
• Completes physicians' orders, levels of care, and OASIS on all patients assigned, in accordance with patient care policies. 
• Maintains and demonstrates a continuous awareness of the health needs and resources of the community.

What We Offer: 

• Competitive salaries & benefits that start on day one!
• 403(b) retirement with company match
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free on-campus parking
• Guaranteed hours and set schedule
• Fleet Car Program
• Career ladder opportunities within Environmental Services as well as other areas of the hospital

Tufts Medicine is a leading integrated health system bringing together the best of academic and community healthcare to deliver exceptional, connected and accessible care experiences to consumers across Massachusetts. Comprised of Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Care at Home - an expansive home care network, and large integrated physician network. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity and inclusion at Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, national origin, gender identity and/or expression, marital status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation by emailing us at careers@tuftsmedicine.org.