Mid Level Travel Nurse Jobs

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This is for an internal travel nurse position. The nurse would have to travel to support any one of our 10 MA hospice locations. (Boston, Fall River, Hyannis, Leominster, Lawrence, Marlborough, Plymouth, Bridgewater, Woburn, and Springfield.) The needs will always be changing, and you could be asked to stay and support any locations territory for a day, a week, or months. When staying overnight, there will be a food and hotel stipend as well as mileage reimbursement.

The Travel Registered Nurse - Hospice provides comprehensive hospice nursing care to assigned patients by coordinating and delivering assessments, care planning, interventions, and evaluations in alignment with the interdisciplinary plan of care. This role requires extensive nationwide travel to support hospice agencies experiencing staffing needs while maintaining high standards of clinical excellence, regulatory compliance, and compassionate patient and family centered care.

Primary Responsibilities:

• This role is required to extensively travel throughout the company on a regular basis to provide patient care to agencies in need of permanent staff
• Performs initial nursing assessment on new admissions
• Completes, coordinates, and revises the total plan of care and maintains continuity of patient care by collaborating with appropriate staff
• Regularly communicates patient progress to the clinical manager, physician, and care team
• Develops, prepares, and maintains individualized patient care progress records with accuracy, timeliness, and according to care center policies
• Records pain/symptom management changes/outcomes as appropriate
• Educates families on patient condition, needs, and care
• Makes referrals to other hospice care disciplines as needed, or documents rationale for not doing so
• Performs on-call responsibilities and on-call services to patients/families as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state(s) of assignment; multi-state Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) license where applicable
• Current CPR certification
• 3+ years of experience as a Registered Nurse in hospice or home health care
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and required liability insurance

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,540 to $137,310 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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