Hospice Registered Nurse

Overview

Join our compassionate healthcare team as a Hospice Registered Nurse, where your expertise will deliver comfort, dignity, and personalized care to patients at the end of life. In this vital role, you will coordinate and provide holistic nursing care in a home or hospice facility setting, ensuring that patients' physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are met with professionalism and empathy. Your dedication will help families navigate challenging times with support and reassurance, making a meaningful difference every day.

Duties

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments to determine care needs, including vital signs, physiology evaluation, and symptom management.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with healthcare professionals, ensuring alignment with patient wishes and hospice policies.
• Manage medication administration and monitor for adverse reactions, adhering to HIPAA regulations and medical terminology standards.
• Provide patient education on disease progression, symptom control, and comfort measures to patients and their families.
• Coordinate discharge planning and post-acute care services to ensure seamless transitions between care settings.
• Utilize Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems for accurate documentation of patient records, medical history, and clinical case management activities.
• Engage in case management activities such as intake assessments, utilization management, and managing patients as a nurse case manager to optimize quality of life.

Requirements

• Valid nursing license with current registration in the state of practice.
• Proven experience in hospice or palliative care settings with a strong foundation in patient service delivery.
• Critical care experience including ICU, emergency medicine, or Level I/II trauma center experience preferred.
• Knowledge of hospital medicine, infectious disease care, behavioral health, geriatrics, pediatrics or post-acute care is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with EMR/EHR systems, medical records management, and healthcare regulations such as HIPAA.
• Excellent patient assessment skills combined with physiology knowledge to evaluate complex health conditions effectively.
• Ability to collaborate with healthcare professionals across disciplines to coordinate comprehensive patient care plans.
• Strong communication skills for client interaction and family support during emotionally sensitive times.

Join us in providing exceptional hospice care that emphasizes dignity, compassion, and personalized attention—helping patients live their final days comfortably while supporting their loved ones through every step of the journey.

Pay: $45.00 - $50.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 20.0 per week

Work Location: In person