RN – Hospice

Jobtailor; Olney (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to coordinate and deliver hospice care across an Illinois service area. You will lead nursing assessments, plan and monitor end-of-life care, and ensure compliance with Medicare and state regulations.

The role requires strong communication, empathy, and teamwork with the interdisciplinary team, patients, and families. On-call responsibilities include triage and on-site visits to support patients and families.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse with valid Illinois license
• Diploma or degree in nursing from an approved program
• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience in hospice or relevant field

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and provide direct hospice patient care using the nursing process
• Meet patients and families' physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs across the geographic area
• Interpret and follow hospice regulatory requirements, covered services, recertifications, transfers, and documentation standards
• Perform case management through assessment, coordination, planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation
• Assess patients, caregivers, and families; plan care; arrange services; monitor care; and provide support and education
• Complete admission, recertification, visit, telephone, physician order, routine, supervisory, and discharge documentation accurately and on time
• Coordinate the healthcare team and maintain linkages across the continuum of care
• Communicate and initiate case conferences with other disciplines, physicians, care coordinators, and insurers
• Direct licensed practical nurse activities and supervise home health aides
• Assess patients for appropriate hospice placement under Medicare guidelines
• Make home visits to monitor end-stage disease and end-of-life symptoms
• Implement symptom-palliation interventions with attending physicians
• Triage phone calls while on call
• Visit patients to assess and pronounce death, perform post-mortem care, and notify the county coroner, funeral home, and physician
• Provide family comfort and refer appropriately to the Bereavement Coordinator

Skills

Patient Assessment

Care Planning

Symptom Palliation

Documentation Standards

Triage Calls

Communication

Team Coordination

Patient Education

Empathy

Education

College diploma in Nursing

Tools

BLS Certification

Illinois Driver's License

Job description

• Coordinate and provide direct and indirect hospice patient care using the nursing process
• Meet patients' and families' physical, psychosocial, environmental, and spiritual needs throughout the geographical area
• Interpret and follow hospice regulatory requirements, covered services, recertifications, transfers, non-recertifications, and documentation standards
• Perform case management through assessment, coordination, planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation
• Assess patients, caregivers, and families; plan care; arrange services; monitor care; and provide support and education
• Complete admission, recertification, visit, telephone, physician order, routine, supervisory, and discharge documentation accurately and on time
• Coordinate the healthcare team and maintain linkages across the continuum of care
• Communicate and initiate case conferences with other disciplines, physicians, care coordinators, and insurers
• Direct licensed practical nurse activities and assign and supervise home health aides
• Assess patients for appropriate hospice placement under Medicare guidelines
• Make home visits to monitor end-stage disease and end-of-life symptoms
• Implement symptom-palliation interventions with attending physicians
• Triage phone calls while on call
• Visit patients to assess and pronounce death, perform post-mortem care, and notify the county coroner, funeral home, and physician
• Provide family comfort and refer appropriately to the Bereavement Coordinator

Requirements

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse (RN) through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• College diploma in Nursing
• 1 year of nursing experience

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN)
• Hospice Case Management
• Regulatory Documentation
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Home Visit Assessment

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Patient Assessment
• Care Planning
• Symptom Palliation
• Documentation Standards
• Triage Calls

Soft Skills

• Communication
• Team Coordination
• Patient Education
• Empathy

Certifications & Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Illinois Driver's License

Industry Keywords

• Hospice Care
• End-of-Life Care
• Post-Mortem Care
• Medicare Guidelines
• Interdisciplinary Teams