In-Home Hospice Nurse: Compassionate Care & Family Support

Job in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, 85718, USA

Listing for: Agape Hospice

Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-16

Job specializations:

Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse, Palliative Care Nurse, Nurse Practitioner

Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The registered nurse plans, organizes and directs hospice care and is experienced in nursing, with emphasis on community health education/experience.

The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities.

FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES Patient Care

Completes an initial, comprehensive and ongoing assessments of patient and family to determine hospice needs; provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses.

Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process.

Assesses and evaluates patient’s status by:

Writing and initiating plan of care.
Regularly re‑evaluating patient and family/caregiver needs.
Participating in revising the plan of care as necessary.

Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.

Develops a care plan that establishes goals, based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates palliative nursing actions; includes the patient and the family in the planning process.

Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures; administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician in the physician’s plan of care.

Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.

Provides health‑care instructions to the patient as appropriate per assessment and plan.

Assists the patient with activities of daily living and facilitates the patient’s efforts toward self‑sufficiency and optional comfort care.

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