After-Hours Hospice RN: Compassionate Crisis & Comfort

Advocate Health Care; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health Care is seeking an experienced Hospice Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive home-based hospice care. The role involves after-hours triage, in-person visits, symptom management, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to support patients and families.

The nurse will document care in the EMR, adhere to hospice standards, and educate patients and caregivers on treatment options, goals of care, and crisis management.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Active RN license in the state of practice
• BLS certification - American Heart Association
• Typically one year of nursing experience in any clinical setting

Responsibilities

• Incorporate responsibility, accountability, critical thinking, and sound clinical decision-making into daily nursing practice.
• Provide comprehensive nursing assessment, triage, and intervention for hospice patients during after-hours shifts.
• Respond to patient and caregiver calls to assess symptoms, provide education, and determine appropriate interventions consistent with hospice goals of care.
• Conduct in-person visits as clinically indicated to manage acute symptom changes, provide crisis support, and ensure patient comfort and safety.
• Manage complex end-of-life symptoms, including pain, dyspnea, agitation, anxiety, nausea, and terminal secretions.
• Initiate and carry out physician orders and standing hospice protocols within scope of practice.
• Provide emotional support, anticipatory guidance, and education to patients and caregivers, including support for decisions to question, refuse, or terminate treatment.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary team members to communicate changes in patient condition and coordinate care.
• Document all patient encounters, assessments, interventions, and communications accurately and timely in the EMR, including clear handoff communication to ensure continuity of care.
• Adhere to hospice policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and professional nursing standards, including participation in required education, quality improvement, and safety initiatives.

Skills

Hospice care knowledge

Nursing assessment

Communication

Time management

EMR proficiency

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

RN degree (accredited program)

Tools

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

Job description

Advocate Health Care is seeking an experienced Hospice Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive home-based hospice care. The role involves after-hours triage, in-person visits, symptom management, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to support patients and families.

The nurse will document care in the EMR, adhere to hospice standards, and educate patients and caregivers on treatment options, goals of care, and crisis management.