Hospice Registered Nurse (RN)
San Antonio, Texas
As a Hospice Registered Nurse, you help bring out the courage in others by guiding patients and families through some of life’s most sacred moments.
Posted Oct 9
- Shift and hours
- Rotating
- Unit and setting
- Hospice
- License
- RN license Current RN license (unencumbered) in the state of practicecurrent unencumbered RN license in state of practice
Do you qualify?
- License
- current unencumbered RN license in state of practice Current RN license (unencumbered) in the state of practice
- Certification
- CPR certification CPR certification required
- Also asks
- strong clinical judgment, compassionate end-of-life care across homes and facilities Strong clinical judgment with the ability to provide compassionate end-of-life care across homes and facilities.
- Also asks
- emotionally steady, empathetic, calm under pressure Emotionally steady, empathetic, patient-centered, and able to remain calm under pressure.
- Also asks
- excellent communication and ability to support families in crisis Excellent communication, follow-through, and the ability to support families in crisis.
- Also asks
- adaptable, integrity, comfortable working independently Adaptability, integrity, and comfort working independently while staying connected to a highly supportive team.
- Also asks
- valid driver's license, auto insurance, reliable transportation Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation for home visits.
Preferred
- Experience
- two years of nursing experience Two years of nursing experience preferred
- Experience
- hospice experience hospice experience strongly preferred due to role autonomy and on-call expectations
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Texas staff rolesTexas staff postings that state pay run $57k/yr to $130k/yr, the middle half $73k/yr to $106k/yr, across 1,505 postings.
Benefits
- Benefitsmileage reimbursementMileage reimbursement
- Benefitshealth, dental, and visionHealth, dental, and vision
- BenefitsPTO and paid holidaysPTO and paid holidays
- Benefitsbereavement timeBereavement time
- Benefitstraining and mentorshipTraining and mentorship to help you grow into the role or advance your clinical skills
- Benefitsleadership and growth pathways within Touchstone Health and across CareM entitiesLeadership and growth pathways within Touchstone Health and across CareM entities
More benefits (8)
- Clear on-call rotation expectations
- Health insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- PTO
- Paid holidays
- 401(k)
- Leadership and growth pathways
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- initial and ongoing assessments, individualized hospice plans of care Complete initial and ongoing assessments and develop individualized hospice plans of care in accordance with physician orders and regulatory timelines.
- Day to day
- skilled nursing: pain and symptom management, crisis intervention, urgent support Provide skilled nursing services including pain and symptom management, crisis intervention, and urgent patient/caregiver support.
- Day to day
- timely, accurate clinical documentation for Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Conditions of Participation Document clinical care accurately and timely to ensure compliance with Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Conditions of Participation.
- Day to day
- coordinates with interdisciplinary group (IDG) and participates in care conferences Coordinate closely with the interdisciplinary group (IDG), participate in care conferences, and ensure patients and families remain informed, supported, and empowered.
- Day to day
- supervises and supports LPNs and HHAs Supervise and support LPNs and HHAs through required supervisory visits and delegated task accountability.
- Day to day
- patient and family education on hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, symptom management, safety, patient rights Provide education to patients and families on the hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, symptom management, safety, and patient rights.
- On call
- on-call rotation Clear on-call rotation expectations
- Details
- home visits require reliable transportation reliable transportation for home visits
- Details
- works independently, connected to a supportive team comfort working independently while staying connected to a highly supportive team
The workplace
Touchstone Health runs clinical healthcare services in the San Antonio area, staffing both registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. You will need a car: roughly 90% of people here drive, VIA is a backup rather than a substitute, and I-10,…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, and holiday?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
Original listing
Posted on Touchstone Health’s careers page.
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About the Role
At Touchstone Hospice, you join a team shaped by five generations of care — a place where dignity, clarity, and compassion are not only expected, but lived. As a Hospice Registered Nurse, you help bring out the courage in others by guiding patients and families through some of life’s most sacred moments. Drawing from the core purpose outlined in the job description — delivering patient-centered hospice care that preserves comfort and dignity — this role gives you meaningful clinical autonomy, steady interdisciplinary support, and the chance to make a lasting impact every single day.
Key Responsibilities
Complete initial and ongoing assessments and develop individualized hospice plans of care in accordance with physician orders and regulatory timelines. Provide skilled nursing services including pain and symptom management, crisis intervention, and urgent patient/caregiver support. Document clinical care accurately and timely to ensure compliance with Medicare/Medicaid Hospice Conditions of Participation.
Coordinate closely with the interdisciplinary group (IDG), participate in care conferences, and ensure patients and families remain informed, supported, and empowered. Supervise and support LPNs and HHAs through required supervisory visits and delegated task accountability. Provide education to patients and families on the hospice philosophy, end-of-life care, symptom management, safety, and patient rights.
Requirements What We’re Looking For Current RN license (unencumbered) in the state of practice; CPR certification required. Two years of nursing experience preferred; hospice experience strongly preferred due to role autonomy and on-call expectations. Strong clinical judgment with the ability to provide compassionate end-of-life care across homes and facilities.
Emotionally steady, empathetic, patient-centered, and able to remain calm under pressure. Excellent communication, follow-through, and the ability to support families in crisis. Adaptability, integrity, and comfort working independently while staying connected to a highly supportive team.
Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation for home visits. Why Join Us This work is meaningful — and so are the people you’ll do it with. Touchstone Hospice is grounded in CareM’s mission to bring out the courage in others, and you’ll feel that mission in the way we support our patients, our families, and each other.
Here’s
what we offer
Mileage reimbursement Clear on-call rotation expectations Supportive interdisciplinary team (IDG) that collaborates with honesty, respect, and shared purpose Training and mentorship to help you grow into the role or advance your clinical skills Leadership and growth pathways within Touchstone Health and across CareM entities
Comprehensive benefits package, including
Health, dental, and vision PTO and paid holidays Bereavement time 401(k) A culture built on trust, integrity, teaching, collaboration, transparency, innovation, and discipline — the CareM Values that guide every interaction. Who Thrives Here
Nurses who flourish at Touchstone Hospice are
- Patient-centered, always returning to what brings comfort, dignity, and clarity
- Calm and steady, even in emotionally intense or unpredictable moments
- Grounded in integrity, doing what’s right even when no one is watching
- Guided by compassion, curiosity, and the desire to make people feel seen and supported
- #ZR
What's around it?
San Antonio, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 5% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,324/mo
- Household income
- $65,056/yr, all local households, not nurse pay