Full Time Long Weekend Nurse with $5000 Sign-On Bonus

Good Shepherd Community Care

Newton, MA

Full-Time Long Weekend Nurse
Named by the Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for the last four years, our community-based, mission-driven hospice and palliative care organization seeks a Registered 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
Which shift works better for you? Pick one!
Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, from 9 am to 9 pm (36 hours).
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 9 am to 5 pm (32 hours).
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 9 am to 7 pm (40 hours).
Education, Skills And Experience
Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in Massachusetts
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 position): 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 starting 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.

Posted 2026-02-11

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