Job Description – Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)

Are you an amazing Social Worker with a heart for Hospice care? Hospice of Central New York is hiring Social Workers to join our team!

Social Workers are part of a dedicated, compassionate, Hospice interdisciplinary team. They play a vital role in helping patients and families with social, emotional, and practical challenges through the end-of-life journey.

Hospice Social Workers provide information on community resources, assist with Advance Directives, and offer expertise to help problem solve and cope with caregiving and decision making. Our Social Workers provide counseling and interventions to patients and families according to their individualized plan of care.

Hospice care primarily takes place within a patient’s home but may include residential settings such as comfort care residences or group homes.

Our Social Worker’s primarily work Monday-Friday from 8-4:30 or 8:30-5:00. If you are seeking to improve your work-life balance, with minimal after hour or weekend coverage, becoming a Hospice Social Worker will meet that need!

Candidates must excel in working with diverse communities and within a variety of settings. A valid New York drivers’ license and reliable transportation is required.

What we offer:

• Medical insurance (select from four (4) different options to best suit your needs)
• Dental and Vision insurance
• 403(B) Retirement Plan Savings
• Employer Contribution to 403(B)
• 15 vacation days for the first year of employment, 12 sick days, 4 personal days, and 6 paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Employer provided Group Term Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, and Accidental Death & Personal Loss insurance
• A variety of supplemental & ancillary insurances
• Retention Bonuses
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Monday through Friday work schedule
• Six months of comprehensive training and experienced 1:1 mentoring
• Monthly Remembrance Services and Quality of Life opportunities for care of your heart, mind, and soul

Qualifications and Skills – Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW):
• Master’s Degree in Social Work from an accredited college is required.
• Licensed Master of Social Worker (LMSW) NYS License in Social Work is required

Job Title: Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)
• Post-Master’s experience in medical social work, grief counseling, hospice and/or community health preferred
• Excellent counseling, advocacy, and collaboration skills
• Valid NYS Driver’s License and reliable transportation

Salary Range: $32.76 to $34.84 per hour

Job Type: Full-time; 40 hours per week

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Job Description – Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Hospice of CNY is a growing agency seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the LPN provides direct personal care for patients with a terminal diagnosis. Patient care primarily takes place within a patients’ home but may include residential settings such as skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and group homes. LPNs are responsible for providing nursing care in accordance with the plan of care under the supervision of the Primary Nurse.

Our LPNs primarily work Monday-Friday from 8-4:30 or 8:30-5:00 and rotate coverage for weekends – typically one time every 5-6 weeks. If you are seeking to improve your work-life balance, with minimal after hour or weekend coverage, becoming a Hospice LPN will meet that need!

This is a full-time salaried position scheduled from Monday through Friday with eligibility for insurance and benefits. This includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, and various supplemental insurance options, eligibility to participate in the company’s retirement plan fund, and paid time off.

What we offer:
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 403(B) retirement plan savings
• Flex spending account
• Health savings account
• Ancillary insurance
• Retention Bonuses
• Employer Contribution to HSA
• Short and Long Term Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account

Qualifications and Skills – Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs):

Minimum Education:
A successful candidate must be a graduate from an accredited LPN program. In addition, certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse by New York State is mandatory. Candidates must excel in working with diverse communities and within a variety of settings. A valid New York State drivers’ license and reliable transportation is also required.

Minimum Experience:
One year of medical, surgical, oncology patient care experience in home care, nursing home or hospital.

Credentialing/Licensing:
Must possess current professional license as a Licensed Practical Nurse with New York State and be in good standing. Proof of license will be required per New York State
Department of Health.

Driving Ability:
Hospice of CNY is a home care health care employer and requires travel. All employees must have a valid drivers’ license and possess reliable transportation. Our geographic area of coverage encompasses Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, and Cayuga counties.

Job Type: Full time; 40 hours per week

Salary Range: $25.00 to $26.50 per hour

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Registered Nurse On-Call Per Diem – All Shifts (Weekend Days, Week Days, Nights)
Job Description

Hospice of CNY has an urgent need for Per Diem Registered Nurses – all shifts – to provide care for terminally ill patients in the final stages of their lives. Our Per Diem RNs provide for their patient’s medical needs while helping to maintain the highest quality of life and comfort. Hospice RNs work with patients in a variety of settings, including in the patient’s home, in residential settings, such as skilled nursing facilities, enhanced care assisted living programs, and in group homes. Hospice RNs are compassionate, caring people who help guide the patients and families through the end-of-life transition.

The Per Diem RN:
• is deployed to make visits to patients as triaged by phone triage RN
• is a member of an interdisciplinary team
• is responsible for providing patient care through nursing assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluations that are consistent with the policies and procedures of Hospice of CNY

Job Types: Per Diem

Qualifications and Skills

Education:
Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN degrees are preferred but not required.

Experience:
Minimum of one (1) year work experience as a professional nurse within past five (5) years in a hospital, home care, nursing home, oncology, or medical/surgical setting.

Credentialing/Licensing:
Must possess current professional license as a Registered Nurse with New York State and be in good standing. Proof of license will be required per New York State Department of Health.

Driving Ability:
Hospice of CNY is a home care health care employer and requires travel. All employees must have a valid driver’s license and possess reliable transportation. Our geographic area of coverage encompasses Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, and Cayuga counties.

Job Type: Per Diem

Salary Range: $31.00 – $32.00

Weekend Triage Registered Nurse

Job Description:
The Weekend Triage Registered Nurse is responsible for the oversight of all inbound phone inquiries relating to patient care, and assesses and troubleshoots received inquiries to provide resolutions, if possible. Provides nursing care to patients and families in accordance with the policies and procedures set by Hospice and governing bodies. The Weekend Triage RN demonstrates a high standard of nursing practice related to end-of-life care and pain and symptom management through competency evaluations. 

Qualifications and Skills – Weekend Triage Registered Nurse must have:

• Education: Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing.  BSN degree preferred, but not required.
• Experience: Must have a minimum of two year’s work experience as a professional nurse within the past five years in a hospital, home care, nursing home, oncology or medical/surgical setting
• Credentialing/Licensing: Must possess current professional license as a Registered Nurse with New York State and be in good standing.  Proof of license will be required per New York State Department of Health
• Driving Ability: Hospice of CNY is a home care health care employer and requires travel. All employees must have a valid driver’s license and possess reliable transportation. Our geographic area of coverage encompasses Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, and Cayuga counties.

Responsibilities – Weekend Triage Registered Nurse:

• Responsible for the delivery of patient care through the fundamental nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation within established guidelines
• Provides phone triage and support to patients/families from 6:30am to 6:30pm each Saturday and Sunday
• Maintains current patient records so that problems, plans, actions, and goals are accurately and clearly stated and changes are reflected as they occur
• Documentation of calls and concise, accurate, timely follow-up
• Provides appropriate support at the time of death
• Operates as a resource by providing advice, opinions and counsel utilizing problem solving skills to patients & families, and to other personnel
• Maintains regular communications within all Interdisciplinary Groups (IDGs), as appropriate
• Initiates communication with attending physicians, Hospice Medical Director, other hospice staff members, and other agencies to coordinate optimal care and use of resources for the patient/family, as needed
• Provides coverage as the Administrator on call (support on-call RN providing triage phone role, provides referral and informational calls as needed, dispatches nurses, social workers and chaplains as needed)

Job Type:     Saturdays and Sundays from 6:30am to 6:30pm.

Salary Range:  $38.00 – $43.00 per hour

REGISTERED NURSE CASE MANAGER

Hospice of CNY has an urgent need for Nurse Case Managers to coordinate care for terminally ill patients in the final stages of their lives. The RN Case Manager provides for all of their patient’s medical needs while helping to maintain the highest quality of life and comfort. Hospice RNs work with patients in a variety of settings, including in the patient’s home, in residential settings, such as skilled nursing facilities, enhanced care assisted living programs, and in group homes. Hospice RN Case Managers are compassionate, caring people who help guide the patients and families through the end-of-life transition.

Our RNs primarily work Monday-Friday from 8:00-4:30 or 8:30-5:00 and rotate coverage for weekends – typically one time every 6-7 weeks. If you are seeking to improve your work-life balance, with minimal after hour or weekend coverage, becoming a Hospice RN will meet that need!

What we offer

Qualifications and Skills – Registered Nurse / RN:

Education: Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing. BSN degrees are preferred but not required.

Experience: Minimum of one (1) year work experience as a professional nurse within past five (5) years in a hospital, home care, nursing home, oncology, or medical/surgical setting.

Credentialing/Licensing: Must possess current professional license as a Registered Nurse with New York State and be in good standing. Proof of license will be required per New York State Department of Health.

Driving Ability: Hospice of CNY is a home care health care employer and requires travel. All employees must have a valid driver’s license and possess reliable transportation. Our geographic area of coverage encompasses Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, and Cayuga counties.

Responsibilities – Registered Nurse / RN Case Manager:

• Must have strong clinical and communication
• Is a member of an interdisciplinary team, communicating patient status and changes to the
• Is responsible for documentation of all care and for the administration of
• Acts as liaisons to other caregivers and spiritual care
• Provides comprehensive care for
• Has many roles, including providing critical hands-on care to

This is a full-time salaried position scheduled from Monday through Friday with eligibility for insurance and benefits. This includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, and various supplemental insurance options, eligibility to participate in the company’s retirement plan fund, and paid time off.

Job Type: Full-time; 40 hours per week

Salary Range: $38.00 – $43.00 per hour

ADMISSIONS REGISTERED NURSE

Our Admissions Department is seeking Registered Nurses (RNs) to serve as the first point of contact for patients as they enter our program. Our Admissions Department RNs meet with terminally ill patients to determine if they meet the medical requirements to enter the Hospice program. Admissions Department RNs obtain medical history from patients upon admission, collect insurance information, and assist patients in completing any necessary paperwork.

Our RNs primarily work Monday-Friday from 8-4:30 or 8:30-5:00 and rotate coverage for weekends – typically one time every 6-7 weeks. If you are seeking to improve your work-life balance, with minimal after hour or weekend coverage, becoming a Hospice RN will meet that need!

What we offer:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 403(B) retirement plan savings
• Flex spending account
• Health savings account
• Ancillary insurance
• Retention Bonuses
• Employer Contribution to HSA
• Short and Long Term Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account

Qualifications and Skills – Admissions Registered Nurse:

• Education: Must be a graduate from an accredited school of BSN degrees are preferred but not required.
• Experience: Minimum of one (1) year work experience as a professional nurse within past five (5) years in a hospital, home care, nursing home, oncology, or medical/surgical setting.

• Credentialing/Licensing: Must possess current professional license as a Registered Nurse with New York State and be in good Proof of license will be required per New York State Department of Health.
• Driving Ability: Hospice of CNY is a home care health care employer and requires All employees must have a valid driver’s license and possess reliable transportation. Our geographic area of coverage encompasses Onondaga, Madison, Oswego, and Cayuga counties.

Responsibilities – Admissions Registered Nurse:

• must have strong clinical and communication
• is a member of an interdisciplinary team, communicating patient status and changes to the team.
• is responsible for documentation of all care and for the administration of
• acts as liaisons to other caregivers and spiritual care
• provides comprehensive care for
• has many roles, including providing critical hands-on care to

This is a full-time salaried position scheduled from Monday through Friday with eligibility for insurance and benefits. This includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, and various supplemental insurance options, eligibility to participate in the company’s retirement plan fund, and paid time off.

Job Type: Full-time; 40 hours per week Salary Range: $38.00 – $43.00 per hour License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Required)

ON-CALL SPIRITUAL CARE/CHAPLAIN

Job description

Hospice of CNY is a growing agency seeking an On-Call Spiritual Care/Chaplain. The On-Call Chaplain provides spiritual care to patients & families in a variety of settings in accordance with the plan of care. The On-Call Chaplain is responsible for the delivery of care through the application of advanced knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures:

• Completes psychosocial/spiritual care assessments as directed
• Provides direct service spiritual care/spiritual counseling to patients and families
• Must have the ability to respond on short notice at any hour to diverse & unique requests for spiritual care. This response may require telephone contact or direct visitation.
• Accept responsibility for specific coverage times on a monthly basis according to need and
• Provides all documentation via mail, fax or in person by Monday morning after the weekend worked on-call.

Qualifications:

• Affiliation with a recognized faith group
• Specialized training in clinical chaplaincy or spiritual psychotherapy
• Ability to respect the dignity of all who serve and are served
• Ability to relate to diverse faith groups with openness and respect
• Ability to represent the Agency effectively in a variety of settings & with diverse communities
• Possess a valid NY State drivers’ license, reliable transportation and ability to travel within a defined geographic area
• Understanding & experience with end stage illness, death & dying, & the grieving
• Completion of Hospice of CNY “Living with Dying” course, annual medical updates and employee reviews.

Minimum Education:

Accredited college and seminary graduate. Master’s degree. Ordination, proper ecclesiastical recognition and endorsement from one’s affiliated religious body. Clinical Spiritual Education of at least one unit

Minimum Experience:

Minimum of three (3) years work in spiritual care, chaplain in a hospice, home care, or long term care unit

Licensure/Certification/Registration Requirements:

Certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains or the National Assoc. of Catholic Chaplains

Salary: $21.00 per hour