Hospice Admissions Registered Nurse / RN (58614)

Interim HealthCare - Great Lakes Health Partners; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $90,000–$98,000

PTO & Holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision & 401(k)

1:1 nurse-to-patient ratios

Online training and CEUs

Job summary

Interim HealthCare Hospice in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Hospice Admissions RN to provide compassionate care, lead admissions, and coordinate with the IDT to ensure smooth patient onboarding.

You will assess patients in homes or facilities, write care plans, educate families, and navigate Medicare/state regulations. A strong communication style, CPR, and an Indiana RN license are required. This role offers a base salary with excellent benefits and a focus on work–life balance.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Active RN license in Indiana.
• CPR certification.
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations.
• Clinical proficiency in nursing specialty, strong communication skills and compassion.

Responsibilities

• Conducts timely initial hospice assessments in patients' homes or facilities, completing comprehensive histories to determine eligibility and care needs.
• Initiates the interdisciplinary plan of care by writing nursing diagnoses, setting palliative goals, and obtaining orders and admission forms.
• Coordinates referrals, verifies insurance, and ensures smooth admissions as the clinical liaison among patients, families, physicians, intake staff, and the IDT.
• Provides start-of-care nursing interventions, symptom management teaching, and caregiver education to optimize comfort and safety from day one.
• Documents all assessments and care plans accurately in the EMR per Medicare/state regulations.
• Educate family on prognosis, changes in care plan, medication and hospice goals.
• Take a holistic approach engaging mind, body, spirit and family.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Clinical proficiency

Compassion

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Tools

EMR

Job description

Hospice Admissions RN

in Fort Wayne, IN and the Surrounding Area

Seeking a nursing opportunity where you can make a real impact? Interim HealthCare Hospice is hiring a Hospice Admissions RN. In this role, youll provide comfort, strength, and guidance to patients and families as they find peace during lifes final chapter.

As the nations first home care company, Interim HealthCare Hospice is committed to helping patients live out their days in the most comfortable and meaningful ways. If you share our sentiments and are ready to make a difference, you are made for this!

Our Hospice Registered Nurses enjoy some notable benefits:

• $90,000 - 98,000 base salary!
• 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratios where you have an impact
• Clinician Friendly EMR!
• Commitment to work-life balance!
• Online training, growth and ability to earn CEUs
• Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
• PTO, Holiday Pay, Medical/Dental/Vision & 401(k) Benefits

As a Hospice Registered Nurse, heres a big-picture view of what youll do:

• Conducts timely initial hospice assessments in patients homes or facilities, completing comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and medication histories to determine eligibility and care needs.
• Initiates the interdisciplinary plan of care by writing nursing diagnoses, setting palliative goals, and obtaining physician orders and hospice election/consent forms at admission.
• Serves as the clinical liaison among patients, families, physicians, intake staff, and the IDT to coordinate referrals, verify insurance, and ensure smooth, compliant admissions.
• Provides skilled start-of-care nursing interventions, symptom management teaching, and caregiver education to optimize comfort and safety from day one of hospice care.
• Documents all admission assessments, care plans, and communications accurately and promptly in the EMR in accordance with Medicare, state regulations, and agency timeliness policies.
• Educate family on the patients prognosis, changes in care plan, medication and hospice goals
• Take a holistic approach to care that engages the patients mind, body, spirit and family

A few must-haves for Hospice Registered Nurses:

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and active RN license in Indiana
• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience, ideally in hospice or home healthcare
• CPR certification
• Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
• Clinical proficiency in nursing specialty, strong communication skills and compassion

Why Work for Interim HealthCare Hospice?

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nations first home care company and a leading employer of Hospice Registered Nurses (RNs). Operating through 300+ offices, our commitment to nurses is expressed through our passion to put patients first; a culture that values and appreciates nurses; and our ongoing efforts to advocate for nurses in ways that elevate their profession and reward their sacrificial work. Join a nationwide network of nurses who have rediscovered the passion that led them to nursing.

Interim HealthCare provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status.