From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 28, 2026Sources
The short version
You would be joining Hospice & Community Care in Lancaster, Pennsylvania—an organization that began as Hospice of Lancaster County in 1980 and now sits inside Choices Healthcare after a 2024 merger with Hospice of Central PA.
Employer research, Jul 28, 2026
As a Home Hospice-Pediatric RN you case-manage pediatric patients wherever they are and step in with adult patients when needed, on a full-time day shift.
For experienced nursesSources
Admissions RNs work in the community answering referrals and meeting urgent and ongoing patient and caregiver needs, with 8-hour or 12-hour day options.
For experienced nursesSources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.comTuition reimbursement is listed among benefits on the RN Home Hospice-Pediatric posting.
For new gradsSources
As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com
Nursing here
- Career development
Limited advancement opportunities and desire for clearer pathways to grow and receive raises noted in employee reviews
Hospice & Community Care · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Tuition support
Tuition reimbursement listed among benefits for RN Home Hospice-Pediatric role
Hospice & Community Care · employer research
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As of 2026Source: talents.vaia.com- Scheduling
Admissions RN options: FT 80hrs biweekly 8hr days (8am-5pm or 9am-6pm) or PT9 72hrs biweekly 12hr days (8am-8:30pm); weekends every 4-6 weeks; holidays every 1-2 years. Flexibility praised; heavy workloads and PTO use during office closures noted.
Hospice & Community Care · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
Benefits
Full range of health, wellness, and financial security benefits; pediatric RN posting notes health insurance, tuition reimbursement, flexible hours, and employer-sponsored activities.
Published pay and benefits
- Annual pay
Registered Nurse- Home Hospice-Pediatric (Full-Time, 1.0/Days) in Lancaster estimated 72000-84000 USD per year
As of 2026
Sources
The units
Admissions
RN Admissions role is community-based seeing patients; responds to inquiries/referrals and addresses urgent and ongoing patient/caregiver needs.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedHome Hospice-Pediatric
Case manager for pediatric patients regardless of location; also provides care to adult patients as needed; day shift full-time.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: talents.vaia.comInpatient
Care may be provided at the Bob Fryer & Family Inpatient Center; a Residential Wing opened there in 2022.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource 1: hospiceandcommunitycare.orgSource 2: hospiceandcommunitycare.org
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Supportive team culture
- Staff highlight a supportive atmosphere, strong team dynamics, quality-care focus, and employee recognition.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Leadership disconnect
- Reviews describe a gap between leadership and day-to-day operations that frustrates staff about decision-making.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Limited career growth
- Employees report few advancement paths and want clearer routes to promotions and raises.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Work-life balance tradeoffs
- Scheduling flexibility is valued, but heavy workloads and required PTO during office closures hurt balance.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Employees report limited advancement paths and want clearer routes to promotions and raises.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
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 Lancaster, PA
Anchor your nursing career in Lancaster, where historic red-brick rowhomes and Prince Street galleries meet rolling farmland. With living costs about 2% below the national average, life between shifts centers on fresh finds at Lancaster Central Market, pairing prominent regional clinical care with a grounded, walkable Pennsylvania rhythm.
Browse roles in Lancaster- Metro price level · Lancaster area
- 2% below the national average
- BEA index 98.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,240/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $63,690/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Roles from Hospice & Community Care
- RN
- Day shift
- 5–6 week orientation
Sources
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Hospice-and-Community-Care-Reviews-E1588394.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- hospiceandcommunitycare.org
Employer website, Nursing here
- hospiceandcommunitycare.org/hospice-care/about-us
Nursing here
- talents.vaia.com/companies/hospice-community-care/registered-nurse-home-hospice-pediatric-full-time-1-0-days-29662192
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
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