Hospice Registered Nurse

About the role

Join our company, where every day is an opportunity to deliver personalized, meaningful hospice and palliative care to patients facing life-limiting illness. We support patients and their families with dignity, comfort, and love. As a Hospice RN / RN Case Manager, you will be the primary point of contact for patients and families, guiding them through every step of their hospice journey.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for patients and families, guiding them through every step of their hospice journey
• Deliver and document skilled, hands-on nursing care based on each patient’s individualized Plan of Care—in their home, assisted living, or wherever they call home
• Perform initial and ongoing assessments to monitor patient condition and adjust care as needed, including in-person/telephonic RN assessments/screenings
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team—including physicians, LPNs, CNAs, social workers, chaplains, and others—to build and refine personalized care plans
• Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support to patients and their loved ones, offering education, comfort, and bereavement guidance
• Teach caregivers how to care for their loved one safely and confidently, offering both practical training and emotional reassurance
• Communicate important updates in patient condition to the care team, ensuring timely and appropriate interventions
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical documentation and follow infection control and compliance standards
• Support quality improvement and scheduling initiatives to ensure care is consistent, compassionate, and efficient
• Help patients and families understand and navigate medication administration, hospice philosophy and services, symptom and pain management, and end-of-life processes and expectations
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with goals of care
• Develop and update individualized plans of care including patient visit frequency to meet individual needs and risk identification
• Coordinate care across interdisciplinary teams including consultation with physicians and nurse practitioners
• Provide patient and caregiver education regarding disease process, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition and dietary needs
• Communicate change in condition or signs and symptoms of decline to appropriate provider (e.g., NP, PCP, Hospice Physician)
• Support continuity of care by recognizing and supporting home health, palliative and hospice referrals and transitions in levels of care
• Document timely clinical records including screening/assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans
• Maintain effective working relationships with the interdisciplinary group (IDG) and involve team when patient's care plan warrants team participation
• Participate in on-call and patient support activities as applicable, conducting on-call services in a clinically competent and responsive manner

Requirements

• Education: Registered Nurse
• Experience: Minimum of one (1) year experience as an RN in acute care hospital, oncology, long-term care, hospice, or home health. School internships and clinical hours may be considered as experience in individual cases. Hospice or palliative care experience preferred.
• Licenses & Certifications: Current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment; CPR Certification; current automobile insurance and valid driver’s license

Skills

• Clinical excellence and sound judgment
• Patient-centered communication and empathy
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Accountability and regulatory compliance
• Adaptability and critical thinking
• Timeliness of patient visits and documentation
• Accuracy and completeness of clinical records
• Patient and caregiver satisfaction focus
• Compliance with regulatory and policy standards (Medicare, Medicaid, ACHC)
• Participation in team collaboration and IDG activities
• Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families along with understanding of hospice
• Ability to apply knowledge of the special needs of hospice patients and families
• Knowledge of roles of all disciplines providing hospice services
• Excellent patient assessment skills
• Knowledge of community resources
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Documentation and program management
• Knowledge of general nursing practice
• Thorough knowledge of managed care principles and human resource management principles

Working conditions

Patient’s homes and/or institutional setting and automobile. Potential exposure to infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta, and hazardous materials.

Personal qualities

• Sensitivity to the impact of life and death issues faced by individuals with terminal illness
• Tact in dealing with patients and their families
• Ability to support others at a time of crisis
• Flexibility to perform a variety of tasks, often changing from one to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure
• Effective communication with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds
• Responsible functioning in the workplace, maturity, cooperation, flexibility, and tact in dealing with co-workers and all members of the hospice team

Equipment & tools

• Nursing assessment tools
• Computers, facsimile equipment, copier
• Cell phone/beeper
• Must have and maintain transportation for work

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with company match
• Career advancement opportunities
• National & local recognition programs
• Teammate Assistance Fund
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (full-time)
• Mileage reimbursement or fleet vehicle program (full-time)
• Generous paid time off + 7 paid holidays (full-time)
• Wellness programs including telemedicine, diabetes management, joint & spine concierge care (full-time)
• Education support & tuition assistance (ASN to BSN, BSN to MSN) (full-time)
• Free continuing education units (CEUs) (full-time)
• Company-paid life & long-term disability insurance (full-time)
• Voluntary benefits: pet, critical illness, accident, long-term care (full-time)

Position Type: Full-Time | Company: New Century Hospice | ReqID: 2026-143814