RN Inpatient Hospice

Hospice Corewell Health specializes in providing end-of-life care and symptom management to individuals with a life expectancy of six months or less, serving patients in their homes, nursing facilities, and hospitals. Team members experience rewarding work, strong satisfaction from an interdisciplinary team approach, and a healthier work-life balance through flexible hospice care.

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating the strategies and services required to meet the end-of-life care needs of patients and their families. The RN creates and continually adjusts an outcome-based plan of care using the nursing process, relationship-centered care principles, and a holistic philosophy to address the evolving needs of patients and families, ensuring a pain-free, peaceful, and sacred death.

Responsibilities

• Exhibit a “Patients and Families First” attitude, responding with compassion, flexibility, and urgency to each patient’s needs.
• Provide care that patients want, when they want it.
• Develop a comprehensive plan of care addressing physical, emotional, cultural, and spiritual needs, with input from the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Evaluate the plan of care and make interventions as necessary.
• Advocate for pain and symptom management.
• Educate and support patients and families regarding care issues.
• Commit to continuous improvement of the patient experience, including patient safety, quality of care, and excellent service, while adhering to the organization’s Mission, Service Standards, and Code of Conduct.
• Direct and supervise LPNs and CNAs.
• Administer and document medications and treatments as ordered by the physician, following policies accurately and timely.
• Identify and respond appropriately to emergency situations.
• Attend shift reporting and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) meetings to facilitate communication and decisions related to patient care.
• Actively participate in safety initiatives and risk mitigation, completing all position and unit safety-related competencies and requirements on time.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing (required).
• 1 year of relevant experience, preferably in hospice (required).
• Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license upon hire (required).
• CPR certification (American Heart Association) within 90 days of hire (required).
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing (preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with deals on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more.
• Optional identity theft protection, home, and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.

Schedule

• Full-time, night shift: 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• 36 scheduled hours per week.
• Days worked: Sunday to Saturday.
• Weekend frequency: Every third weekend.

Primary location: Merlin & Carolyn Hanson Hospice Center, 4382 Cleveland Ave, Stevensville.