Hospice RN

Touch lives. Support families. Serve your community. Every day, Hospice RNs bring comfort, guidance, and hope to patients and their loved ones. This role offers the unique combination of professional growth and personal fulfillment, making a real difference where it matters most.

Job Summary

The Hospice Nurse is a compassionate, registered nurse responsible for providing end-of-life care and support to patients and their families. This position ensures high-quality patient care by addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual needs, maintaining regulatory compliance, and fostering a dignified and comfortable environment. The Hospice Nurse collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team to create individualized care plans and provides education to patients, families, and staff.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• A. Patient care
• Complete an initial and recurring comprehensive nursing assessment to evaluate physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of patient and family.
• Develop an individualized care plan and goals in coordination with the patient, family and interdisciplinary care team.
• Initiate the plan of care and make necessary revisions as patient status and needs change in coordination with the patient, family and interdisciplinary care team.
• Provide direct nursing care, including administration of medications, monitoring vital signs, and symptom management to ensure patient comfort and dignity.
• Teach the patient and family/caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate. Provide medication, diet and other instructions as ordered by the physician and recognize and utilize opportunities for health counseling with patients and families/caregivers.
• Support families in understanding the hospice philosophy, end-of-life processes and coping strategies
• Advocate for patient and family needs within the care team to ensure personalized and compassionate care delivery.
• Identify equipment, supplies, and medication necessary to support patient care needs

• B. Communication
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and share patient updates, observations, and care recommendations with the interdisciplinary care team to develop care plans that enhance patient outcomes and addresses the holistic needs of patients and families.