Job Overview
Join our compassionate healthcare team as a Hospice Evening/Night On-Call Nurse, where your expertise will provide vital support to patients and families during critical hours. In this dynamic role, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in a home or facility setting, ensuring comfort and dignity for individuals facing life-limiting illnesses. Your energetic approach and critical thinking will help manage urgent needs, coordinate care plans, and uphold the highest standards of hospice and palliative medicine. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference while working flexible evening and overnight shifts.
Duties
- Respond promptly to after-hours patient calls, triaging symptoms and providing guidance based on clinical protocols.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments remotely or onsite, including vital signs, symptom evaluation, and medication review.
- Administer medications via IV infusion, injections, or other routes as prescribed, ensuring aseptic technique and safety standards.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop or adjust individualized care plans aligned with patients’ goals and comfort needs.
- Document all patient interactions accurately in electronic health records (EHR systems), maintaining compliance with HIPAA regulations.
- Provide emotional support and education to patients and families about disease progression, symptom management, and end-of-life care options.
- Coordinate emergency responses when necessary, including ventilator management or acute pain control, in collaboration with emergency services if required.
Qualifications
- Valid nursing license with current registration; experience in hospice & palliative medicine strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated proficiency with EMR/EHR systems and familiarity with medical documentation standards.
- Critical care experience including ICU or emergency medicine enhances your ability to handle complex cases under pressure.
- Experience working with individuals with disabilities, memory care needs, or in long-term care settings such as nursing homes or assisted living facilities is highly valued.
- Strong assessment skills including vital signs measurement, physical examinations, and symptom evaluation are required.
- Ability to work independently during evening/night shifts while maintaining excellent communication with daytime teams.
Join us to provide compassionate end-of-life care that respects each individual’s dignity! We are committed to supporting our nurses through ongoing education in areas like pain management, trauma medicine, infectious disease care, and advanced nursing practices—all within a vibrant team dedicated to excellence in hospice services.
Pay: $27.00 - $40.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in O'Fallon, MO 63368
