Palliative Care RN Full Time (Hiring Immediately)
Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: Springfield
Posted on: February 23, 2026
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Job Description:
Position Overview: The Hospice Registered Nurse is responsible
for pain management, symptom control in the delivery of care to
hospice patients, as established by the plan of care, the
interdisciplinary team, attending physician and Hospice Medical
Director. Territory: Robertson, Cheatham, amd Montgomery, part of
Nashville Essential Job Functions: • Ensures the timely and
adequate delivery of hospice services to the terminally ill patient
and their family, operating within the plan of care as established
by the hospice team and attending physician. • Assesses the total
needs of the patient/family during regularly scheduled and after
hour home visits; Documents: assessment, identified problems,
nursing interventions, goals, and outcomes of interventions. •
Coordinates total patient/family hospice care under the supervision
of the Director and with the interdisciplinary team, the attending
physician, and other providers; documents such coordination. •
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in the development,
review and revision of the clinical component of patient/family
plan of care, including exchange of information, review of
problems, assessing effectiveness of interventions and documenting
outcomes. • Ensures continuity of care between patient/family, team
members, ancillary providers, long term and inpatient care
facilities, and the attending physician. • Communicates
patient/family/caregiver needs, ongoing nursing assessment,
interventions, goals and outcomes through the interdisciplinary
process. • Provides and documents continuing education of the
hospice concept of care to patients and their families/caregivers.
• Supervises the delivery of patient care provided by Hospice
Aides, Licensed Practical Nurses; ensuring compliance with the
established plan of care and completing required documentation of
supervision. • Facilitates the delivery of hospice services to
patients residing in long term care facilities, documenting joint
coordination of care with facility professional staff, and
attending facility care plan meetings as appropriate. •
Participates in on-call rotation for delivery of care after office
hours, on weekends, and holidays. • Provides ongoing monitoring of
patient appropriateness for hospice services and completes required
documentation for certification and recertification. Why Join Our
Team? • Our clinical team is a family of clinicians who work
together to meet the needs of each patient • Nationwide career
opportunities where our leaders encourage advancements • Our
clinicians enjoy the flexibility of getting to build rapport with
patients to produce the best clinical outcomes • We know that our
clinicians make or break the organization’s success Aveanna
Healthcare Offers: • 401(k) with match • Health, Dental and Vision
Benefits • Tuition Discounts and Reimbursement • PTO, Sick Time,
and Paid Holidays Requirements: • An active RN License in the state
of application • Valid CPR Preferred: • Medicare Skilled Nursing
experience • 1-year RN experience in a hospice setting HHH As an
employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must
comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant
jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject
to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.
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