Regional Resource Nurse

About the role:

The Regional Resource Nurse (RN) is a highly skilled, adaptable clinical leader who provides short-term, high-impact nursing and operational support across multiple hospice locations. This role is designed to stabilize operations, support staffing gaps, and ensure continuity of quality patient care during times of transition, growth, or increased census.

Job Responsibilities:

Clinical & Patient Care Support:

• Provides direct patient care when assigned, including admissions, routine visits, and complex symptom management.
• Completes comprehensive patient and family assessments and participates in development and revision of individualized plans of care.
• Utilizes the nursing process to deliver high-quality, compliant hospice care in alignment with physician orders and hospice regulations.
• Serves as interim Case Manager or clinical support as needed to maintain census stability and patient continuity.
• Supports high-acuity or complex cases requiring experienced hospice nursing expertise.

Regional Resource & Staffing Support:

• Deploys to hospice locations experiencing staffing shortages, leadership vacancies, census growth, or operational strain.
• Provides temporary coverage for nursing staff and/or DCS roles when needed.
• Assists with onboarding, mentoring, and stabilizing new clinical staff and leaders.
• Supports branch leadership with workflow organization and productivity optimization.

Cross-Trained DCS Responsibilities:

• Functions in a DCS capacity when assigned.
• Supports compliance with hospice Conditions of Participation and accreditation standards.
• Participates in interdisciplinary group (IDG) meetings.
• Assists with clinical audits, documentation reviews, and quality initiatives.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Maintains accurate, timely clinical documentation.
• Communicates effectively with physicians and interdisciplinary teams.
• Collaborates with leadership to identify risks and improvement opportunities.