The Hospice Registered Nurse (RN) Case Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing the care of hospice patients and their families. This role focuses on providing compassionate, patient-centered care while ensuring quality, compliance, and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct comprehensive patient assessments (physical, psychosocial, emotional, and spiritual)
Develop, implement, and update individualized care plans in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team (IDT)
Coordinate care with physicians, social workers, chaplains, aides, and other team members
Provide skilled nursing care, including pain and symptom management
Educate patients and families about disease progression, medications, and end-of-life care
Serve as the primary point of contact for patients and families
Perform regular home visits and document care according to regulatory and agency standards
Monitor patient condition and adjust care plans as needed
Ensure compliance with Medicare, Medicaid, and hospice regulations
Participate in IDT meetings and contribute to care planning discussions
Provide emotional support and counseling to patients and families
Coordinate discharge planning when appropriate
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $85,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
Neighborhoods+Nurses and young professionals who want to stay central often look at Uptown and Downtown Phoenix for a quicker dash to core-city jobs, or Downtown versus resort-oriented Scottsdale if they want something more walkable than a typical Valley suburb. North of the core, Desert View (population 70,611) draws active residents toward Sonoran Preserve and Cave Creek, while huge Paradise Valley Village (population 178,245) is packed with shopping and dining, suburban rather than walkable, and generally nicer and safer east of State Route 51—do not confuse it with the separate exclusive town of Paradise Valley. Camelback East feels homier with more to do; more affordable still-safe rungs include Deer Valley, west-side Goodyear, North Gateway (safer than 87% of Phoenix neighborhoods), and North and South Mountain Village.
Nurses and young professionals who want to stay central often look at Uptown and Downtown Phoenix for a quicker dash to core-city jobs, or Downtown versus resort-oriented Scottsdale if they want something more walkable than a typical Valley suburb. North of the core, Desert View (population 70,611) draws active residents toward Sonoran Preserve and Cave Creek, while huge Paradise Valley Village (population 178,245) is packed with shopping and dining, suburban rather than walkable, and generally nicer and safer east of State Route 51—do not confuse it with the separate exclusive town of Paradise Valley.
Camelback East feels homier with more to do; more affordable still-safe rungs include Deer Valley, west-side Goodyear, North Gateway (safer than 87% of Phoenix neighborhoods), and North and South Mountain Village.
Getting around+Phoenix is extremely spread out, so a car is treated as essential; the city is not walkable and public transportation is widely called inadequate. Traffic is one of the first cons people raise when comparing Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley. Uptown and Downtown are the usual advice if you want to stay central and make a quick dash toward core jobs, while most signature hikes still sit only 20–30 minutes from downtown. West-side suburbs such as Goodyear buy nicer neighborhoods and schools at the cost of a longer daily drive.
Phoenix is extremely spread out, so a car is treated as essential; the city is not walkable and public transportation is widely called inadequate. Traffic is one of the first cons people raise when comparing Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley.
Uptown and Downtown are the usual advice if you want to stay central and make a quick dash toward core jobs, while most signature hikes still sit only 20–30 minutes from downtown. West-side suburbs such as Goodyear buy nicer neighborhoods and schools at the cost of a longer daily drive.
Outdoors+Camelback Mountain’s steep 2.5-mile summit hike is the iconic city-view workout; Papago Park’s Hole-in-the-Rock is the easy sunset; South Mountain Park and Preserve and Dobbins Lookout sit at Ahwatukee’s edge. The Desert Botanical Garden covers 140 acres and 4,000-plus cactus species; saguaros define the skyline, with more at Lost Dutchman State Park. Bike or paddle Tempe Town Lake (including Alberto Ríos’s six-mile granite-tile poem installation), run Sonoran Preserve, ride toward Cave Creek, float the Salt River, golf at Foothills Golf Club, visit Phoenix Zoo, or take a hot-air balloon over the Sonoran Desert. Plan trails for October–April or for dawn and dusk in summer; Sedona and Flagstaff are the standard cooler day trips.
Camelback Mountain’s steep 2.5-mile summit hike is the iconic city-view workout; Papago Park’s Hole-in-the-Rock is the easy sunset; South Mountain Park and Preserve and Dobbins Lookout sit at Ahwatukee’s edge. The Desert Botanical Garden covers 140 acres and 4,000-plus cactus species; saguaros define the skyline, with more at Lost Dutchman State Park.
Bike or paddle Tempe Town Lake (including Alberto Ríos’s six-mile granite-tile poem installation), run Sonoran Preserve, ride toward Cave Creek, float the Salt River, golf at Foothills Golf Club, visit Phoenix Zoo, or take a hot-air balloon over the Sonoran Desert. Plan trails for October–April or for dawn and dusk in summer; Sedona and Flagstaff are the standard cooler day trips.
Phoenix, the Valley of the Sun, is a 1.6-million-person desert metro where Banner Health and Mayo Clinic sit beside saguaro parks 20–30 minutes from downtown. What is distinct is the outdoor calendar: Camelback Mountain’s 2.5-mile climb, Papago Park’s Hole-in-the-Rock, South Mountain’s Dobbins Lookout, Tempe Town Lake, and the 140-acre Desert Botanical Garden become weekend habits. Food is Sonoran—Fry Bread House, bacon-wrapped hot dogs, Barrio Café—with the Heard Museum, Musical Instrument Museum, and Phoenix Art Museum as heat-season refuges. Tradeoffs are blunt. June through September is brutal: hike at dawn, carry extra water, live indoors at midday. The city is not walkable, transit is thin, and a car plus traffic are non-negotiable. Downtown nightlife disappoints some; dust, air quality, and allergies bother others. Housing stretches from Deer Valley and Goodyear to pricier Ahwatukee Foothills and North Gateway; Paradise Valley Village east of SR 51 and Camelback East are the in-town suburban compromises. Mild January days around 68°F and 300-plus sunny days are why people stay.
