Registered Nurse Hospice

Heartland Hospice; Buffalo Grove (IL); On-site; USD 79,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k match

PTO

FMLA & leaves

Disability benefits

Job summary

Heartland Hospice is seeking an experienced Hospice RN / RN Case Manager to lead patient care in home settings. You will perform comprehensive RN assessments, develop individualized plans of care, and coordinate interdisciplinary team efforts to support patients and families with dignity and comfort.

The role emphasizes education, symptom management, and timely documentation, with on-call responsibilities as needed to ensure seamless continuity of care across services.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in good standing.
• Hospice or palliative care experience preferred.
• Minimum 1 year RN experience in related settings.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive RN assessments and educate patients, families, and caregivers.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care including visit frequency.
• Coordinate care across interdisciplinary teams including physicians and nurse practitioners.
• Educate patients and caregivers on disease, self-care, medications, and nutrition.
• Communicate change in condition or signs of decline to providers.
• Support continuity of care by recognizing referrals and transitions in levels of care.
• Document timely clinical records including screening findings, orders, progress notes, and care plans.
• Maintain effective relationships with IDG and involve the team when the care plan warrants.
• Participate in on-call and patient support activities, providing responsive coverage.

Skills

RN Case Management

Home health care

Care planning

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient and caregiver education

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

Overview

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 - $78,595 - 98,270

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

Essential Functions

Job Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and reassessments including in-person/telephonic RN assessments/screenings and provide education to patients, family members and caregivers as appropriate.
• Deliver skilled nursing interventions and symptom management aligned with goals of care.
• Develop and update individualized plans of care including patient visit frequency to meet individual needs and risk identification.
• Coordinate care across interdisciplinary teams including consultation with physicians and nurse partitioners.
• Provide patient and caregiver education regarding disease process, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, medications, nutrition and dietary needs.
• Communicate change in condition, or signs and symptoms of decline to appropriate provider (e.g., NP, PCP, Hospice Physician).
• Support the continuity of care by recognizing and supporting home health, palliative and hospice referrals as appropriate and recognizing and supporting transitions in levels of care.
• Document timely clinical records on all patients including screening/assessment findings, physician orders, progress notes, and care plans.
• Maintain effective working relationships with IDG, and involve team when patient’s care plan warrants team participation to achieve desired outcome.
• Participate in on-call and patient support activities as applicable, conducting on-call services in a clinically competent and responsive manner.

Core Competencies

• Clinical excellence and sound judgment
• Patient-centered communication and empathy
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Accountability and regulatory compliance
• Adaptability and critical thinking
• Timeliness of patient visits and documentation
• Accuracy and completeness of clinical records
• Patient and caregiver satisfaction
• Compliance with regulatory and policy standards
• Participation in team collaboration and IDG activities

About You

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 pr