Hospice Registered Nurse

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc.; Grand Island (NE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Personal Touch Home Health Care Services Inc. in Grand Island, Nebraska seeks a dedicated hospice nurse to deliver compassionate, patient-centered care.

The role involves assessing new patients, developing individualized care plans, managing symptoms, and supporting families while coordinating with the interdisciplinary clinical team. Join a team that prioritizes comfort, quality of life, and meticulous documentation.

Qualifications

• Strong patient assessment and care planning skills.
• Compassionate, patient-centered bedside approach.
• Effective communication with families and care teams.
• Ability to manage symptom relief and comfort-focused care.
• Attention to documentation and accurate record-keeping.
• Collaborative mindset and sound clinical judgment.

Responsibilities

• Assess new patients and determine care needs
• Coordinate individualized hospice care plans
• Manage symptoms and monitor patient status
• Educate and support families and caregivers
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records
• Communicate patient progress with the clinical team
• Make referrals as needed to support patient care
• Provide on-call services when assigned

Skills

Patient assessment

Care planning

Bedside compassion

Family communication

Symptom management

Documentation accuracy

Clinical judgment

Team collaboration

Job description

Role Summary

Deliver compassionate, patient-centered hospice care by conducting assessments for new patients and developing individualized care plans. Manage and monitor patient symptoms, ensuring comfort and quality of life. Provide education and emotional support to families, and collaborate closely with the interdisciplinary clinical team to coordinate care.

Key Duties

• Assess new patients and determine care needs
• Coordinate individualized hospice care plans
• Manage symptoms and monitor patient status
• Educate and support families and caregivers
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date patient records
• Communicate patient progress with the clinical team
• Make referrals as needed to support patient care
• Provide on-call services when assigned

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong patient assessment and care planning skills
• Compassionate, patient-centered bedside approach
• Effective communication with families and care teams
• Ability to manage symptom relief and comfort-focused care
• Attention to documentation and accurate record-keeping
• Collaborative mindset and sound clinical judgment