Hospice Registered Night Shift Nurse (RN)
About The Position
Working as a Hospice RN Night Nurse offers a unique opportunity to provide calm, compassionate care during some of the most meaningful moments in a patient’s journey. Night shift allows you to focus on comfort, symptom management, and emotional support in a quiet setting, often building deep connections with patients and their families. It’s a role that combines clinical expertise with empathy, giving you the ability to make a profound impact when patients and loved ones need reassurance and skilled care the most. At Interim HealthCare, we are committed to supporting our nurses just as strongly as they support their patients. Interim HealthCare offers a culture rooted in compassion, teamwork, and respect. Our Hospice Nurses benefit from strong clinical support and a team-oriented environment that values your dedication and prioritizes both patient care and work-life balance.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program and active RN license in California. License is active and in good standing.
- Minimum of least two (2) years of experience as a hospice RN and at least one (1) year of supervisory experience.
- CPR certification, reliable transportation, valid auto insurance and driver's license
- Knowledge of state and federal home health regulations
- Clinical proficiency in nursing specialty, strong communication skills, and compassion
Responsibilities
- Serves as the primary clinical RN for assigned night shifts, providing after-hours coverage and clinical oversight.
- Answers and triages after-hours calls from patients, families, facilities, and staff using sound clinical judgment.
- Documents all interactions, assessments, and interventions timely and accurately in the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Provides nursing visits as clinically indicated, including symptom management, crisis intervention, and Start of Care (SOC) visits when assigned.
- Supports workload offloading from daytime staff by completing urgent or high-acuity visits as needed.
- Provides clinical guidance and supervision to professional and paraprofessional staff during the night shift.
- Performs assigned quality assurance checks and identifies documentation or compliance gaps.
Benefits
- Salary: $118, 560 -$128,960 annually based on experience
- Schedule: rotating schedule of 7 consecutive days on, followed by 7 consecutive days off, with shifts running from 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM.
- A Meaningful Role- 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratios where you have an impact. Autonomy and work-life balance
- Professional Growth– Build your skills with online training. Tuition discounts through Rasmussen University
- Comprehensive Benefits – Generous PTO, Holiday Pay, Medical/Dental/Vision, and 401(k) Benefits!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
