# IHC Registered Nurse Home Hospice| Full-Time Evenings 4p-12 Shift at UChicago Medicine > Open job at UChicago Medicine in Harvey, United States. Workplace: On-site. Source: Nurse Jobs World, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/uchicago-medicine-ihc-registered-nurse-home-hospice-full-time-evenings-4p-12-s-xhrvg53 Posted 10 November 2026. Last checked on the employer's career site: 11 November 2026. ## Facts - Company: [UChicago Medicine](https://nursejobsworld.com/companies/uchicago-medicine) - Location: Harvey, United States - Workplace: On-site - Employment type: Full-time - Apply from: United States only - Local language: Not required - Skills: Palliative care - Not mentioned in the job post: salary, visa sponsorship, relocation ## Job description Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, **UChicago Medicine**, as a **Registered Nurse(RN)** in our **Hospice Department** for a **Full-Time**, **Days** position. Our hospice team strives to improve the quality of a person's last days. Our goal is to help our patients live out 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. This position is a **100% onsite** opportunity, and you will be traveling in the field between patients' homes. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area. The **Hospice Registered Nurse** plans, organizes, and directs the hospice care of patients in conjunction with the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team. The RN provides direct patient care with an emphasis on palliative care and provides education and support to families and caregivers. Completes an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine hospice care needs. Regularly re-evaluates patient/family hospice needs. Develops care plan. **Essential Job Functions** - Completes an initial assessment of the patient and family to determine hospice care needs. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es). - Regularly re-evaluates patient/family hospice needs. - Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change. - Develops a care plan that includes the patient and the family in the planning process. - Initiates appropriate palliative nursing procedures. - Educates the patient and family (caregiver) in ways to achieve palliative goals. - Provides health care instructions to the patient, family (caregiver) as appropriate per assessment and plan. - Provides direct patient care. - Documents patient and family assessments and interventions. - Identifies bereavement and discharge planning needs as part of the care plan development. - Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary. - Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports any changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physicians' orders as required. - Actively participates with the Interdisciplinary Team to coordinate the care plan. - Ensure that arrangements for equipment, medication, and other necessary items and services are available. - Provides in-service education as requested. - Responds to patient care needs and deploys to the patient's home timely manner when receiving calls for assistance. - Makes a home visit at the time of death to pronounce - Instructs, supervises, and evaluates Hospice Aide care every fourteen days. - Conducts quality review audits in the clinical record to ensure compliance - Other duties as assigned. **Required Qualifications** - Graduate of an NLN-accredited School of Nursing - Current state of Illinois nursing license as an RN - Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) - One to two years of recent Hospice experience - Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, basic math skills, and nursing skills per the competency checklist - 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 **Preferred Qualifications** - Previous Hospice experience in the home setting **Position Details** - Job Type/FTE: Full-Time (1.0 FTE) - Shift: Nights 4pm-12am - Work Location: In the Field - will travel into patient's homes - Unit/Department: Hospice Home - CBA Code: Non-Union _We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. 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 is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion._ _UChicago Medicine is growing; discover how you can be a part of this pursuit of excellence at:_ [_UChicago Medicine Career Opportunities_](https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/about-us/careers) _UChicago Medicine 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._ _As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law._ **_Compensation & Benefits Overview_** _UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position._ _The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union._ _Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at_ [_Benefits - UChicago Medicine_](https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/about-us/careers/benefits)_._ ## How to apply Apply on the job page, https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/uchicago-medicine-ihc-registered-nurse-home-hospice-full-time-evenings-4p-12-s-xhrvg53: its Apply button opens the employer's own application page. ## More jobs from UChicago Medicine - [Oncology Nurse Navigator, Part Time, Days](https://nursejobsworld.com/jobs/uchicago-medicine-oncology-nurse-navigator-part-time-days-2h3mq0l): UChicago Medicine, Chicago, United States. On-site. 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