Hospice Registered Nurse

**Lead with Heart. Be the Difference. Transform End-of-Life Care.**

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.

**What You'll Do as a Hospice RN / RN Case Manager:**

* 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 – $71,375 - 89,215

Full Time Employee Benefits:

* Medical, Dental, Vision
* Wellness Program and Resources
* 401k match
* PTO
* FMLA, ADA and other federal and state required leaves
* Short/Long Term Disability
* HSA Contribution
* Mileage or Fleet Car Program
* Cell Phone Reimbursement (for eligible roles)
* Short Term Incentive (for eligible roles)
* Tuition Reimbursement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

**Education:**

* Registered Nurse

**Experience:**

* A minimum of one (1) year experience as an RN, either in acute care hospital, oncology, long-term care, hospice or home health. School internships and clinical hours may be considered as experience in individual cases.
* Hospice or palliative care experience preferred

**Licenses, Certifications and/or Registration:**

* Current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment
* CPR Certification
* Current automobile insurance and valid driver’s license

**Specialized Knowledge and Skills:**

* Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families along with understanding of hospice; ability to apply knowledge of the special needs of hospice patient and families; knowledge of roles of all disciplines providing hospice services; excellent patient assessment skills; knowledge of community resources; good oral and written communication skills; documentation and program management; knowledge of general nursing practice; thorough knowledge of managed care principles, regulatory guidelines (i.e., Medicare, Medicaid, ACHC, and human resource management principles).

**Working Conditions:**

* Patient’s homes and/or institutional setting and automobile. Potential exposure to infections, communicable diseases, odors, blood, excreta and hazardous materials.

**Personal Traits, Qualities and Aptitudes:**

* Sensitivity to the impact of life and death issues faced by individuals with terminal illness; tact in dealing with these patients and their families; ability to support others at a time of crisis. Must be able to demonstrate flexibility by performing a variety of tasks, often changing from one to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. Communicate effectively with people of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Responsible functioning in the work place, maturity, cooperation, flexibility, tact in dealing with co-workers and all members of the hospice team.

**Equipment/Tools/Work-Aids:**

* Must be able to effectively operate nursing assessment tools, computers, facsimile equipment, copier and cell phone/beeper. Must have and maintain transportation to be used for work.