Hospice RN (Part-Time)

At Arc Hospice & Palliative Care, we are united by a mission to bring comfort, dignity, and compassionate support to every patient and family we serve. Join a team where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported.

Role Snapshot • Position

• Hospice RN – (Part-Time)
• Focus: Urgent nursing care, symptom management, and admissions outside traditional hours
• Schedule: Part-Time; evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays
• Work
• Setting: Patient homes, facilities, hospitals, and emergency departments
• Coverage: Assigned service area within the posted location

Role Summary

As a Hospice RN (Part-Time), you will provide responsive, compassionate clinical care to hospice patients and families during evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays. This role ensures continuity of care when primary teams are unavailable, responding to urgent needs, managing symptoms, supporting families, and facilitating safe transitions of care.

Overview

The Hospice RN (Part-Time) delivers skilled nursing assessment, intervention, and coordination for hospice patients outside traditional business hours. This role manages urgent nursing visits, symptom escalation, after-hours admissions when indicated, and emotional support for patients and families, in alignment with hospice regulations, Medicare Conditions of Participation, and organizational standards.

• Key Responsibilities
• Respond to patient and family calls and perform in-home or facility visits based on clinical necessity
• Assess symptoms and provide nursing interventions to promote comfort, stability, and safety
• Communicate with on-call providers to obtain medication orders and coordinate appropriate care
• Respond to patient death and complete nursing responsibilities including death pronouncement and post-mortem support within scope
• Collaborate with emergency department providers and facility staff to support hospice-appropriate discharge plans aligned with patient and family goals of care
• Conduct evaluation, consent, and admission visits when clinically indicated to ensure timely initiation of hospice services after hours
• Ensure thorough clinical handoff and communication with the primary team following after-hours interventions