Registered Nurse Special Coverage Hospice

Job Description

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our hospice care team. In this role, you will provide holistic, patient-centered care to individuals with terminal illnesses, ensuring comfort, dignity, and quality of life during their end-of-life journey.

As a Hospice Nurse, you will assume responsibility and accountability for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized care plans. You will utilize the nursing process, incorporating advanced technology, therapeutic interventions, evidence-based practices, and seamless coordination with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.

Your expertise and empathetic approach will support not only the patients but also their families, offering guidance and emotional support during this critical time.

What does it mean to be a part of our Hospice team?

Home is where families gather, memories are cherished, and comfort is found. It’s where we reflect, heal, and experience moments of connection and peace. At Intermountain Health, we have the profound honor of bringing skilled, compassionate care to patients in the home—offering comfort, dignity, and quality of life during their end-of-life journey.

As a Hospice Nurse, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring patients receive exceptional care in the setting they cherish most—their home. This meaningful work allows you to combine your clinical expertise with a deeply rewarding care environment, helping individuals and their families navigate this tender stage with compassion, skill, and excellence.

Enhance your career by learning unique skills such as wound care, injection and medication administration, IV monitoring, and patient/caregiver education .

Why Work With Us:

Autonomous Practice: Enjoy the independence of managing patient care while receiving support from a collaborative healthcare team.

Skill Development: Gain specialized experience in areas such as wound care, medication management, and IV therapy, all in a homecare setting.

Meaningful Work: Deliver compassionate care to patients in their own homes, where comfort and healing can take place.

Work-Life Balance: Flexible shifts, allowing you to balance work with your personal life.

Schedule: 30 hours per week on a two-week rotating schedule. Employees work Wednesday through Wednesday , followed by Thursday through Tuesday off . Every Wednesday is worked. Evening coverage is primarily 3:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. , with Saturday and Sunday shifts from 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Compensation and Benefits:

Competitive Pay Rate based on experience

Incentives: Annual caregiver incentive and a $500 referral bonus

Opportunities for Professional Development through training and certification programs

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Minimum Qualifications

• License: Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in state of practice. Valid compact licenses must be transferred to the state of practice within 60 days of the start of employment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)
• Experience: RNs with less than 12 months of experience must obtain their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within four (4) years of their hire date.*

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for healthcare providers

Valid driver’s license with reliable transportation, acceptable driving record, and current auto insurance

Effective Communication Skills – Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with patients, families, and healthcare teams

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is required as of the job description's last update July 2025. Employees hired or promoted prior to this date will be held to the minimum requirements that were in place at the time of their promotion or hire.

Preferred Qualifications

One year of RN experience in Acute Care, Home Health, or Hospice settings

Experience in Wound Care, IV Therapy, or Medication Management

If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients, apply now to join the Intermountain Hospice team!

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
• Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
• May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
• For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Location

Homecare - Ogden

Work City

Ogden

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

30

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$35.22 - $53.29

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

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