RN - Hospice

Registered Nurse - Hospice

SunCrest Hospice

New Tazewell, TN 37824

Posted 8 months ago

  • Job Type(s)

    Full Time
  • Industry

    Healthcare
  • Job Description

    RN - Hospice

    We are hiring for a Registered Nurse Case Manager in Hospice.

    At Suncrest Hospice, a part of LHC Group, we embrace a culture of caring, belonging, and trust and enjoy themeaningful connections that come from it: for the whole patient, their families,each other, and the communities we serveit truly is all about helping people.You can find a home for your career here.

    As a Hospice RN, you can expect:

    • the ability to develop trusting relationships as an end-of-life care expert
    • being valued and respected by patients and their families
    • employee-focused wellness and support programs
    • incredible team support and empathetic leadership

    Take your nursing career to a new level of caring. Join us.


    • Makes the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services during visit within forty-eight (48) hours of referral.
    • Identifies the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs and re-assesses as needed, no less than every fifteen (15) days.
    • Initiates and coordinates the plan of care.
    • Documents problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care.
    • Collaborates with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care daily.
    • Instructs and supervises the patient/family in self-care techniques when appropriate.

    Experience Requirements

    • One year of clinical experience.

    License Requirements

    • Current RN licensure in the state of practice and one year of clinical experience.
    • Current CPR Certification.
    • Current driver's license, valid vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.

    Additional State Specific Requirements

    • No additional state specific requirements.