Hospice Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Graduation from an approved school of professional nursing as determined by the Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Unrestricted Registered Nurse license from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Valid Texas driver’s license, auto liability insurance, and a safe driving record.
• CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• One year of previous nursing experience.
• Previous hospice or home health experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinically indicated assessments during patient visits, including vital signs, pain, respiratory status, and other symptom-specific evaluations.
• Provide comfort-focused interventions for symptoms such as pain, dyspnea, agitation, nausea, and fever.
• Initiate nursing procedures and implement standing orders, symptom management orders, and PRN protocols as permitted.
• Evaluate patient and caregiver responses to interventions and adjust the plan as needed for comfort and safety.
• Educate patients, families, and facility staff about symptom management, medication use, expected end-of-life changes, and when to seek support.
• Assess caregivers’ ability to meet immediate patient needs and escalate concerns appropriately.
• Complete initial assessments and obtain provider approval to admit new hospice patients; ensure legal documentation is accurate and complete.
• Complete assigned visits throughout the Hospice Austin service area.
• Guide and emotionally support families during active dying and imminent changes.
• Pronounce death according to state regulations and agency policy; provide dignified postmortem care and support families after death.
• Communicate with funeral homes, facilities, and internal teams as required after a death.
• Communicate patient-condition changes, urgent needs, and interventions to appropriate care team members.
• Collaborate with pharmacies, DME vendors, and facility staff to resolve urgent medication, equipment, or safety needs.
• Immediately escalate safety issues, suspected abuse or neglect, and complex clinical situations to leadership.
• Maintain professional boundaries and communicate calmly and supportively in high-stress situations.
• Complete EMR documentation promptly and accurately according to agency protocols.
• Report adverse events, falls, medication variances, and safety concerns within required timeframes.
• Use proper infection-control practices and bag technique during in-person visits.
• Ensure visit notes, communications, and clinical documentation comply with regulatory and agency standards.
• Provide psychosocial support to patients and families throughout care.
• Provide nursing care to pediatric patients when appropriate to training and organizational needs.
• Perform other assigned duties in support of safe, high-quality hospice care.