RN - Inpatient Hospice

Company: Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Location: Paradise Valley
Posted on: February 1, 2026

Job Description:

Location Address: 8100 Constitution Pl NE , Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110-7643, United States of America Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $: 37.8 Maximum Offer for this position is up to $: 51 Summary: The Inpatient Hospice Department is looking for a compassionate and experienced Hospice Nurse to provide direct patient care in an inpatient setting. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. • Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities • Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern) • Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions) • Malpractice liability insurance • Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department • EPIC electronic charting system Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 0.9 Job Exempt: No Work Shift: 12 Hour Nights (United States of America) Responsibilities: Sign on and Relocation Benefits Available to Qualified Candidates! This role involves working at both the Kaseman IPU and the Robert Wertheim Hospice House , ensuring that end-of-life care meets quality and utilization guidelines while achieving desired clinical outcomes for patients and their families. The Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for developing, coordinating, and scheduling care delivery through a multidisciplinary team, supporting patients in both home and community settings. They oversee the completeness, timeliness, and appropriateness of patient care plans , ensuring effective implementation and continuous evaluation. Strong communication with the multidisciplinary team, support services, and community resources is essential to efficiently achieving care goals. Accurate, timely, and reimbursable documentation is a key aspect of the role, along with patient advocacy. Additionally, the Hospice Nurse serves as a mentor, providing guidance and support to newly hired nurses. Ensures the quality and safe delivery of hospice services: a. Completes assessments that are timely, and appropriate of physical, mental, psychological/social (behavioral), functional, financial, treatment, resource, and spiritual needs of patients. b. Provides skilled nursing care services by planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, evaluating, and documenting all aspects of nursing care in accordance with physician/APC plan of care. c. Coordinates patient's care through collaboration with patient/caregiver, multidisciplinary team, and physician/APC. d. Intervenes consistently with orders and changes interventions with orders to meet changes with patient/caregiver needs. e. Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and the patient's response to intervention. Provides direct patient care by assessing patient for care needs, resources to meet needs and develops a hospice plan of care in conjunction with hospice physician. Assures completion of required assessments according to regulations for hospice and QAPI measures. Coordinates implementation of the plan of care through a multidisciplinary team, community resources and physician/APC. Ensures plan of care is followed and that documentation complies with regulatory requirements. Precepts newly hired nurses and students and serves as a resource person and professional role model as needed. Maintains communication with the multidisciplinary team and assures that orders for necessary care plan changes are obtained and communicated timely to the team. Accurately records all care provided so that all staff have record of care delivered in a timely manner per agency policy and procedures. Oversees and delegates interventions from the plan of care as appropriate to LPNs and CNAs. Assumes professional responsibility for current nursing practice and clinical standards of care. Participates in agency continuous quality improvement (QAPI) and performance improvement project (PIP) activities as required. Assumes other leadership roles as required by the department. Responsible for holiday and weekend coverage as required, including potential coverage of both shifts. Performs other functions as required. Qualifications: Associate Degree in Nursing State of New Mexico or Compact State Nursing License BLS certification REQUIRED at time of hire One (1) year of acute care experience in the last three (3) years preferred. We're all about well-being, starting with yours. Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more. Learn more about our employee benefits. About Presbyterian Healthcare Services Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908, we are the state's largest private employer with nearly 14,000 employees - including more than 1600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses. Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans. AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses. Compensation Disclaimer The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services

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