Hospice Field RN - Floater

Choice Rehab • Norman, OK

3d

About The Position

The Hospice Field Registered Nurse (RN) delivers compassionate, patient-centered care to people facing 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 family support. The Hospice Field RN works with an interdisciplinary team, including physicians, social workers, and chaplains, to provide individualized, holistic care. The position requires clinical expertise, strong communication, and independent decision-making in dynamic environments.

The RN assesses patients’ needs and eligibility for hospice care, develops and implements care plans, educates patients and families, coordinates services, and provides clinical direction to hospice aides and LPNs/LVNs. The role also documents care and progress, communicates changes and outcomes to physicians and other personnel, and performs assigned on-call responsibilities.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of Hospice RN experience preferred.
• HomeCare HomeBase experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of terminal disease impacts on patients’ physical, functional, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
• Apply admission and recertification criteria to determine appropriate levels of care and patient eligibility for hospice.
• Develop, implement, and document plans of care to ensure quality and continuity, recommending revisions as needed.
• Consult with and educate patients and families about disease processes, self-care, end-of-life care, nutrition, and dietary needs.
• Prioritize needs with members of the interdisciplinary group (IDG).
• Provide training to other staff as needed.
• Determine the scope and frequency of services based on patient 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 service.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes documenting progress toward established goals.
• Ensure quality patient care and appropriate documentation.
• Inform physicians and other personnel of changes in patient 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) plan; eligibility begins after 3 months of service, immediate 100% vesting, and employer contributions equal to 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