RN - Inpatient Hospice
Company: Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Location: Boulder City
Posted on: February 1, 2026
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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
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