About This Role
This nursing role focuses on providing compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals receiving end-of-life services. The Hospice Nurse ensures comfort, dignity, and quality of life for patients, while also supporting families and coordinating with interdisciplinary teams to deliver holistic care in various settings.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments to determine needs and develop personalized care plans aligned with hospice protocols
- Administer medications and treatments with precision, monitoring for effectiveness and side effects while adhering to HIPAA regulations and medical terminology standards
- Collaborate with physicians, social workers, chaplains, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate discharge planning and post-acute care services
- Provide education to patients and families on symptom management, medication administration, physiological changes, and advance directives to promote informed decision-making
- Monitor vital signs, perform diagnostic evaluations, and evaluate patient responses to interventions in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Manage case documentation meticulously within medical records systems, ensuring accurate tracking of patient progress and compliance with healthcare regulations
- Participate in utilization management activities by assessing patient needs for appropriate levels of care across hospital medicine, emergency medicine, ICU, PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit), behavioral health, geriatrics, and other specialized units
Requirements
- Valid nursing license with current registration in the state of practice
- Critical care experience preferred, including ICU, emergency room experience, or Level I/II trauma center background
- Demonstrated knowledge of hospital medicine, acute care procedures, and medical-surgical nursing practices
- Experience in post-acute care settings such as inpatient units or outpatient clinics is highly desirable
- Strong understanding of medical terminology, physiology knowledge, infection control protocols (including infectious disease care), and HIPAA compliance
- Proven ability in patient assessment, discharge planning, case management, and utilization management processes
- Excellent communication skills for effective patient service delivery and interdisciplinary collaboration across diverse healthcare environments such as Geriatrics, Pediatrics (PICU), behavioral health units, and managed care settings