Hospice RN - Weekend

Hillcrest Health•Bellevue, NE

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hillcrest Health Services is seeking a compassionate and clinically confident Hospice Weekend RN to join their hospice team serving the Omaha and Southwest Iowa areas. Hillcrest Hospice focuses on providing patient-centered care to individuals and families facing serious illness, ensuring patients remain comfortable, supported, and dignified, while also offering guidance to their loved ones. The mission is to inspire people to live their best lives. This role requires an experienced nurse capable of providing calm, responsive, and compassionate support during evenings and weekends.

Requirements

At least three years of nursing experience.
Strong assessment, triage, symptom-management, and clinical decision-making skills.
Ability to manage changing priorities and urgent situations with professionalism and compassion.
Strong communication skills with patients, families, providers, facilities, and interdisciplinary team members.
A calm, flexible, and supportive approach during emotionally challenging situations.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate documentation.
Comfort using clinical technology, electronic documentation systems, and available resources efficiently.
Active Registered Nurse license in Nebraska or a compact state required.
Valid driver’s license required.
Must be able to speak, read, and write English.
Must be able to independently lift up to 35 pounds.
Must be able to perform repetitive sitting, bending, standing, and movement as needed.
Must be flexible, calm, and professional in stressful and emotionally challenging situations.
Must be able to work independently while maintaining strong communication with the hospice team.
Must be able to utilize technology and resources efficiently and effectively.
Possible exposure to communicable diseases and bodily fluids.

Nice To Haves

Hospice, home health, palliative care, emergency, or acute-care experience preferred.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as one of two Primary Weekend RNs providing hospice coverage throughout the Omaha and Southwest Iowa service areas every Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. – Midnight.
Partner with your Weekend RN teammate to prioritize patient needs, coordinate visit assignments, and provide seamless weekend coverage.
Receive and triage incoming patient care needs, determining the appropriate clinical response and urgency of each request.
Travel throughout the service area to complete urgent skilled nursing visits based on patient needs.
Answer on-call requests in a timely manner while providing accurate triage and professional support to patients, families, and facility partners.
Assess the physical, functional, nutritional, and emotional needs of assigned patients on an ongoing basis.
Provide skilled nursing services in accordance with each patient’s individualized plan of care.
Promptly respond to changes in condition, symptom-management needs, family concerns, and urgent care situations.
Complete initial patient and family visits as needed to explain hospice services, assess appropriateness for hospice, and support admissions.
Initiate plans of care in collaboration with the attending physician, medical director, patient, and family.
Provide education, guidance, and reassurance to patients and family members regarding symptoms, medications, care needs, and available hospice support.
Participate in team conferences, service line meetings, and care coordination activities as required.
Collaborate with hospice team members to ensure patient and family needs are prioritized and addressed.
Maintain accurate, timely documentation and on-call logs for all calls received through the answering service.
Submit required on-call documentation in accordance with department expectations.
Build positive and professional relationships with patients, families, referral partners, providers, and team members.