Hospice Registered Nurse

Overview

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.

• Be 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.

• 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 not just to the patient, but to their loved ones as well—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 the organization’s quality improvement and scheduling initiatives to ensure care is consistent, compassionate, and efficient.

• Help patients and families understand and navigate topics such as:

• Medication administration

• Hospice philosophy and services

• Symptom and pain management

• End‑of‑life processes and expectations

Compensation may vary within the salary range provided based on several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s location, experience, education, skills, licensure, certifications and department equity. Gentiva provides associates with a comprehensive benefits and total rewards package, of which base pay is just one piece.

Salary Range – $63,/year

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments including in‑person/telephonic RN assessments/screenings and provide education to patients, family members and caregivers as appropriate.

• 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 partitioners.

• 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 the continuity of care by recognizing and supporting home health, palliative and hospice referrals as appropriate and recognizing and supporting transitions in levels of care.

• Document timely clinical records on all patients including screening/assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.

• Maintain effective working relationships with IDG, and involve team when patient’s care plan warrants team participation to achieve desired outcome.

• Participate in on‑call and patient support activities as applicable, conducting on‑call services in a clinically competent and responsive manner.

• 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

• Compliance with regulatory and policy standards

• Participation in team collaboration and IDG activities

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