Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

About the Role

At Touchstone Hospice, you join a team shaped by five generations of care — a place where dignity, clarity, and compassion are not only expected, but lived. As a Hospice Registered Nurse , you help bring out the courage in others by guiding patients and families through some of life’s most sacred moments.

Drawing from the core purpose outlined in the job description — delivering patient-centered hospice care that preserves comfort and dignity — this role gives you meaningful clinical autonomy, steady interdisciplinary support, and the chance to make a lasting impact every single day.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete initial and ongoing assessments and develop individualized hospice plans of care in accordance with physician orders and regulatory timelines.
  
• Provide skilled nursing services including pain and symptom management, crisis intervention, and urgent patient/caregiver support.
  
• Document clinical care accurately and timely to ensure compliance with Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Conditions of Participation.
  
• Coordinate closely with the interdisciplinary group (IDG), participate in care conferences, and ensure patients and families remain informed, supported, and empowered.
  
• Supervise and support LPNs and HHAs through required supervisory visits and delegated task accountability.
  
• Provide education to patients and families on the hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, symptom management, safety, and patient rights.

Requirements:

What We’re Looking For

• Current RN license (unencumbered) in the state of practice; CPR certification required.
  
• Two years of nursing experience preferred; hospice experience strongly preferred due to role autonomy and on-call expectations.
  
• Strong clinical judgment with the ability to provide compassionate end-of-life care across homes and facilities.
  
• Emotionally steady, empathetic, patient-centered, and able to remain calm under pressure.
  
• Excellent communication, follow-through, and the ability to support families in crisis.
  
• Adaptability, integrity, and comfort working independently while staying connected to a highly supportive team.
  
• Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation for home visits.

Why Join Us

This work is meaningful — and so are the people you’ll do it with. Touchstone Hospice is grounded in CareM’s mission to bring out the courage in others , and you’ll feel that mission in the way we support our patients, our families, and each other.

Here’s what we offer:

• Mileage reimbursement
• Clear on-call rotation expectations
• Supportive interdisciplinary team (IDG) that collaborates with honesty, respect, and shared purpose
• Training and mentorship to help you grow into the role or advance your clinical skills
• Leadership and growth pathways within Touchstone Health and across CareM entities
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  
  • Health, dental, and vision
    
  • PTO and paid holidays
    
  • Bereavement time
    
  • 401(k)
    
• A culture built on trust, integrity, teaching, collaboration, transparency, innovation, and discipline — the CareM Values that guide every interaction.

Who Thrives Here

Nurses who flourish at Touchstone Hospice are:

• Patient-centered, always returning to what brings comfort, dignity, and clarity
  
• Calm and steady, even in emotionally intense or unpredictable moments
  
• Grounded in integrity, doing what’s right even when no one is watching
  
• Guided by compassion, curiosity, and the desire to make people feel seen and supported