Registered Nurse – Hospice (On-Call)

Saint Francis Healthcare System•Cape Girardeau, MO

About The Position

The On-Call Hospice Registered Nurse provides after-hours nursing care, triage, crisis intervention, symptom management, and admissions support for hospice patients. Working independently and collaborating with the interdisciplinary hospice team, the RN helps ensure compassionate, high-quality end-of-life care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities, or other residences. The RN serves as the primary clinical resource during assigned on-call hours and responds to patient and family needs, urgent symptom-management concerns, and death visits. This is a full-time position of 80 hours per two-week pay period, with benefits. The schedule is 7 days on and 7 days off, with shifts listed as Monday–Thursday, 4:30 p.m.–8:00 a.m., and Friday–Monday, 4:30 p.m.–8:00 a.m. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered. Saint Francis Healthcare System is a Catholic healing ministry rooted in compassion, dignity, and service. It offers a comprehensive benefits program to eligible colleagues working at least 24 hours per week. Saint Francis describes its mission as providing healing, wellness, quality, and love inspired by faith in Jesus Christ.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
Must be at least 21 years of age.
At least one year of nursing experience.
Ability to work independently and make sound clinical decisions.
Current Missouri Registered Nurse (RN) license.
Valid driver’s license.
Current CPR certification or certification within the first 30 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

Hospice, palliative care, home health, emergency department, ICU, or oncology experience.
Experience with after-hours triage and symptom management.
CHPN certification.

Responsibilities

Provide after-hours nursing care for hospice patients.
Perform triage and crisis intervention.
Manage patient symptoms and respond to urgent symptom-management concerns.
Provide admissions support.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary hospice team.
Serve as the primary clinical resource during assigned on-call hours.
Respond to patient and family needs.
Conduct death visits.
Support end-of-life care in patients’ homes, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities, or other residences.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage, available on the first of the month after hire date.
Saint Francis Medical Services Discount.
Earned Time Off based on relevant years of work history, combining vacation, sick, holidays, and personal days.
Retirement benefits with immediate Saint Francis Healthcare System matching.
Education assistance up to $5,000 per calendar year for colleagues with one year of service, after graduation.
Health Advocate benefit support.
Employee Assistance Program.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Identity Theft Protection.
Pet Insurance.
Earned Wage Access.
$20,000 sign-on bonus.