From 1 posting and nurse reviews · Employer research Sep 12, 2026Sources
The short version
You'd manage pain and symptoms in homes, assisted living, and SNFs with medical-director oversight and 24/7 clinical phone support.
For experienced nursesSources
Families have described the nurses as professional, responsive, and focused on comfort and dignity.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: acaciahealth.netEight company reviews put culture and work-life around 4.1 and talk about purpose and learning.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2025-06-30Source: indeed.com
Nursing here
- Scheduling
GIP RN posted as part-time, on-site in contracted hospital and inpatient GIP settings
Acacia Hospice of The Desert · employer research
Sources
As of 2026
The units
Hospice (home, assisted living, SNF)
Acacia Hospice of The Desert · Palm Desert, CA
Physician-led IDT hospice at home, ALF, or SNF; RNs manage pain/symptoms with medical-director oversight plus 24/7 clinical phone support.
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Acacia Hospice of The Desert · Palm Desert, CASource: acaciahealth.netGeneral Inpatient (GIP)
Acacia Hospice of The Desert · Palm Desert, CA
GIP RNs visit contracted hospitals for uncontrolled pain, dyspnea, agitation, nausea/vomiting, or seizures and coordinate with hospital and hospice physicians.
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Acacia Hospice of The Desert · Palm Desert, CA
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Staffing and work/life
- A current Fountain Valley RN with 10+ years titled a 2023 review Understaffed; RN-filtered work/life scored 1.0 from one review.
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- Pay and management ratings
- Glassdoor scored compensation/benefits and senior management 2.0 on the RN BSN filter (n=1) and 3.4 across two company reviews.
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- Coworkers and patient care
- That long-tenured RN listed friendly coworkers and very good patient care as pros despite the understaffed theme.
Sources
As of 2023-06-02Source: glassdoor.co.in
More review themes
- Acacia Health culture
- Indeed’s Acacia Health page (8 reviews; locations include Coachella Valley) rates culture and work-life about 4.1, citing purpose and learning.
Sources
As of 2025-06-30Source: indeed.com- Family view of nursing
- Recent Riverside County family reviews describe nurses as professional, responsive, and focused on comfort and dignity.
Sources
As of 2026Source: acaciahealth.net
The hard parts
A 2023 RN review was titled Understaffed, and work/life scored 1.0 from that one RN-filtered review.
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What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
- Where would I work, and on which unit or team?
Living in Palm Desert, CA
Palm Desert sits in the Coachella Valley, offering nurses a relaxed desert lifestyle with abundant sunshine, golf courses, and upscale shopping along El Paseo. It's a resort community popular with retirees and seasonal residents, giving healthcare workers a calm, scenic backdrop between shifts.
Browse roles in Palm Desert- State price level · California
- 11% above the national average
- State index 110.7 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,778/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $77,513/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Common questions
Does Acacia Hospice of The Desert hire new grads?
The one role asks for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads.
How do I apply?
Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to Acacia Hospice of The Desert, and we tell you what happens next.
Roles from Acacia Hospice of The Desert
LVN Runner Nights - Hospice Nurse (PRN)
$30–$36/hr
- LVN
- Night shift
- Per diem
Sources
- acaciahealth.net/palm-desert
The short version, Nursing here
- acaciahealth.net/service-areas/hospice-care-riverside-county
The short version, What nurses say · as of 2026
- glassdoor.co.in/Reviews/Acacia-Hospice-Care-Reviews-E8155503.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2023-06-02
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Acacia-Hospice-Care-Reviews-E8155503.htm
What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2023-06-02
- indeed.com/cmp/Acacia-Health-4/reviews
The short version, What nurses say · as of 2025-06-30
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