Hospice RN Perceptor

Position Summary

The Hospice RN Preceptor serves as a clinical mentor and educator responsible for onboarding, training, and supporting newly hired and transitioning clinical staff. This role ensures that all team members demonstrate competency in hospice philosophy, clinical skills, regulatory compliance, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The RN Preceptor plays a critical role in workforce readiness by fostering confidence, critical thinking, and compassionate care delivery aligned with hospice standards and organizational values.

• Provide structured, discipline‑specific orientation for new hospice nurses and other clinical team members
• Facilitate hands‑on training during patient visits, modeling best practices in symptom management, communication, and end‑of‑life care
• Supervise and validate clinical competencies, including providing dietary counseling, hospice nursing services, treatments and preventive procedures, initiating appropriate nursing procedures, observing signs and symptoms and reporting to the physician and IDG members any unexpected changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition, teaching, supervising and counseling the patient and family members about providing care, supervising and training other nursing service personnel, developing and re‑evaluating the patient/family care plan in conjunction with IDG, performing specific nursing procedures as needed following doctor’s orders, attending team conferences, maintaining records as required by hospice, following policies and procedures, observing confidentiality and safeguarding all patient‑related information in compliance with HIPAA regulations, and communicating to the supervisor if unable to meet a patient’s need or perform a procedure
• Participate in on‑call system and provide on‑call coverage when unavailable for assigned duties
• Work with interdisciplinary group concept of patient care, coordinate the implementation of the plan of care for patients residing in SNF, NF, ICForMR, organize work schedule and utilize time management to attend all required meetings, comply with agency infection control policies and protocols, and assist with orientation, teaching and training as requested
• Perform other duties as assigned by Director of Clinical Services or Clinical Manager and gradually transition orientee from observation to independent practice using a competency‑based approach

• Collaborate with the Director of Orientation and Workforce Readiness to implement and refine orientation programs
• Assist in developing educational materials, skills checklists, and competency tools
• Provide real‑time coaching and constructive feedback to orientees
• Identify learning gaps and create individualized development plans
• Support ongoing staff education, including refreshers and skill validations

• Ensure adherence to hospice Conditions of Participation (CoPs), state, and federal regulations
• Mentor staff on accurate, timely, and defensible clinical documentation
• Reinforce eligibility criteria and appropriate clinical decision‑making
• Monitor orientee documentation and provide corrective guidance as needed

• Model effective collaboration with the hospice interdisciplinary team, including nursing, social work, chaplaincy, aides, and physicians
• Educate orientees on each discipline’s role and the importance of coordinated care
• Promote timely communication and follow‑up on patient needs

• Serve as a role model for hospice philosophy, compassion, and professionalism
• Promote a culture of accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement
• Support employee engagement and retention through positive onboarding experiences
• Provide feedback to leadership on orientee progress and readiness

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

• Minimum of 3–5 years of hospice or palliative care experience, RNCM preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in end‑of‑life care, symptom management, and patient/family…