Join our Ingalls Home Care and Hospice team as a Hospice Registered Nurse

The Hospice RN provides clinical support to licensed and unlicensed staff, by supervising and coordinating multidisciplinary team services.  Assists in the achievement of agency-wide goals and objectives related to patient care. 

Our hospice team strives to improve the quality of a person's last days. Our goal is to help our patients live out each and every day to the best of their ability and keep them in the comfort of their own home, if at all possible.
Hospice care at UChicago Medicine offers a team-oriented approach that assists patients and their families with the physical, emotional, social, spiritual and grief needs they may have as we go through this journey together.

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Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities

• Receives report on assigned clients and gives relieving nurse/staff a complete report.
• Makes rounds of assigned clients as prescribed by the institution’s or units policies.
• Adheres to and motivates others to adhere to the nursing process.
• Assists physicians and other staff with examinations and treatments.
• Performs care within his or her scope of training and expertise, following the Nursing Process and implements the nursing care plan.
• Assists as required with unit admissions and discharges.
• Complies with agency or institutional guidelines and safeguards equipment and supplies.
• Records all pertinent information on the client/patient clinical record and keeps designated staff informed of changes in status.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians orders as required.
• Commits to one hundred percent (100%) patient and customer satisfaction by always exhibiting a courteous and helpful manner during interactions with others, including patients, families, visitors, physicians, students and co-workers.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

• Current state of Illinois nursing license as an RN.
• Current CPR certification required through AHA.
• Minimum of 3 years as a registered nurse; one year hospice experience providing direct patient care.
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills and demonstrate good assessment skills.
• Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance and has the availability of personal and dependable mode(s) of transportation to conduct home visits.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, ADN or BSN required

Position Details 

• Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE)
• Shift: Days
• Work Location: Ingalls Memorial Inpatient Hospice Unit
• Unit/Department: Home Care
• CBA Code: Non-Union

For nearly a century UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial has pioneered sophisticated clinical care and developed the area's most convenient network of comprehensive outpatient centers, all dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of the community. Now, partnered with UChicago Medicine, we have expanded our network of expert physicians, convenient facilities and scope of service to speed your healing process and help navigate your path to wellness. A skilled Medical Staff and talented employees dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of illness and injury provide a firm foundation for our reputation for quality. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is for you. Here at Ingalls, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us!

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at: Ingalls Career Opportunities.

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

Must comply with UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial's COVID-19 Vaccination requirement as a condition of employment. If you have already received the vaccination, you must provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. This is in addition to your compliance with the Flu Vaccination requirement as well. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law. Lastly, a pre-employment physical, drug screening, and background check are also required for all employees prior to hire.