Weekend Hospice RN/LPN - Compassionate End-of-Life Care

Grace Hospice Minneapolis; Twin Cities (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Grace Hospice Minneapolis is seeking a compassionate RN or LPN to provide skilled nursing visits during weekend and after-hours shifts in the home setting. The role emphasizes comfort, dignity, and high-quality end-of-life care with strong collaboration from the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include symptom management, patient education, timely documentation, and proactive communication with leadership. Weekend coverage and travel to patient homes are essential parts of the role.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current and unrestricted Minnesota RN or LPN license.
• Minimum of three years of nursing experience in acute care, long-term care, home care, hospice, or public health preferred.
• Strong patient care, observation, care planning, and patient/family education skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong critical-thinking and clinical decision-making abilities.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to recognize changes in patient condition and communicate concerns promptly.
• Current Minnesota driver's license and automobile insurance.
• Daily access to a dependable vehicle for patient visits.
• Basic computer proficiency and ability to complete electronic clinical documentation.
• Compassionate, dependable, and comfortable supporting patients and families during end-of-life care.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, respectful, and professional care to patients and families.
• Collaborate closely with the triage nurse and complete face-to-face patient visits as directed based on patient and clinical needs.
• Observe and assess patients within the nurse's scope of practice for changes in condition, symptom-management needs, and other clinical concerns.
• Provide skilled nursing interventions within the nurse's scope of practice to promote patient comfort and quality of life.
• Promptly communicate significant findings, changes in condition, patient or family concerns, and changes in the care environment to the appropriate physician, Clinical Manager, triage nurse, and other members of the hospice interdisciplinary team.
• Obtain, receive, communicate, and implement physician orders as appropriate and within scope of practice and agency policy.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers regarding medications, symptom management, comfort measures, safety, and the hospice plan of care within scope of practice.
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered and permitted by licensure and agency policy.
• Complete clinical documentation accurately and within established timeframes.
• Communicate promptly with leadership when patient needs, visit expectations, or assigned responsibilities cannot be completed as expected.
• Work collaboratively with other hospice team members to promote continuity and quality of care.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA requirements.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of patient rights, vulnerable adult requirements, and hospice standards of care.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and appropriately elevate urgent or changing patient situations.
• Seek and accept feedback regarding job performance and opportunities for professional growth.
• Consistently provide high-quality, patient-centered end-of-life care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Current Minnesota RN or LPN license

Tools

Electronic clinical documentation

Job description

Grace Hospice Minneapolis is seeking a compassionate RN or LPN to provide skilled nursing visits during weekend and after-hours shifts in the home setting. The role emphasizes comfort, dignity, and high-quality end-of-life care with strong collaboration from the interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include symptom management, patient education, timely documentation, and proactive communication with leadership. Weekend coverage and travel to patient homes are essential parts of the role.