Hospice Field Weekend Nurse (RN)

Choice Health at Home • Greenwood Village, CO

2d

About The Position

The Hospice Field Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, patient-centered care to people with life-limiting illnesses in their homes or other care settings. The role manages and coordinates comprehensive nursing care plans addressing patients’ physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs, with a focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. The nurse supports patients’ families and collaborates with an interdisciplinary team—including physicians, social workers, and chaplains—to provide care tailored to each patient’s situation. The position requires clinical expertise, strong communication, and independent decision-making in dynamic environments.

This is a full-time weekend field nursing position. The nurse performs assigned on-call responsibilities and serves patients and families during on-call duties.

Requirements

• Current RN license.
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Valid auto insurance.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of hospice RN experience.
• HomeCare HomeBase experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of how terminal disease affects patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs, including grief risk, cultural and spiritual needs, verbal and non-verbal communication, and activities of daily living.
• Apply hospice admission and recertification criteria to establish appropriate levels of care and determine patient eligibility.
• Develop, implement, and document plans of care to ensure quality and continuity, recommending revisions as needed.
• Consult with and educate patients and families about the disease process, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs; prioritize needs with the interdisciplinary group.
• Provide training to other staff as needed.
• Determine the scope and frequency of services based on acuity and patient and family needs.
• Assess caregivers’ ability to meet patients’ immediate needs at admission and throughout care.
• Provide clinical direction to Hospice Aides and LPNs/LVNs to support quality and continuity of services.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes documenting progress toward established goals and continuity of quality care.
• Inform physicians and other personnel of changes in patients’ needs and intervention outcomes, and evaluate patient and family responses to care.
• Perform assigned on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients and families.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) eligibility after 3 months of service; the plan is immediately 100% vested, and Choice Health At Home contributes 100% of the first 3% contributed each pay period.
• Health Savings Account.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Company vehicle may be available after 90 days of full-time employment, subject to Fleet Car team terms and conditions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed