Hospice Austin

The organization provides expert and compassionate care, education, and bereavement support to the community. Described as one of Austin's most beloved nonprofit organizations, Hospice Austin employs a range of professionals including Registered Nurses, LVNs, CNAs, Social Workers, Chaplains, Physicians, and administrative staff. The organization operates Christopher House as its inpatient unit and provides afterhours nursing support to hospice patients in the community and local hospitals. Nursing roles at Hospice Austin involve providing compassionate, clinically sound end-of-life care, performing assessments, supporting families through changes in patient condition, and upholding hospice philosophy and regulatory standards. The organization emphasizes a service-minded, mission-driven culture where employees are expected to take pride in serving the community. Nurses here work in both inpatient and community-based settings, with some positions requiring afterhours and weekend coverage.

Hospice Austin's mission is to ease the physical, emotional, and spiritual pain of any person facing the final months of a serious illness by providing expert and compassionate care, education, and bereavement support. The organization's vision is a community where people with serious illness live their final months with comfort, dignity, and peace. Core values follow the 'R.I.G.H.T. Way' framework: Respect, Innovation, Gratitude, Honesty, and Teamwork. Employees are expected to honor diversity, advocate for patients' right to self-determination, and maintain behavioral standards aligned with these values.