Registered Nurse (RN) – Per Diem Hospice
Orange County, California
- Eligibility
- Palliative Care
- Unit
- Hospice
Posted Jul 23 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- Per Diem
- Practice
- HospiceMD charting
- Setting
- Hospice
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Inside the CA PRN range
CA PRN postings that state pay run $35/hr to $92/hr, the middle half $43/hr to $73/hr, across 510 postings.
About this role
Per Diem Hospice Registered Nurse position at Apex Hospice providing end-of-life care including hospice admissions, comprehensive patient assessments, individualized plans of care, symptom management, patient and family education, and interdisciplinary care coordination. Flexible per diem scheduling with local territories in Southern California.
Sourced from a public job board.
“*Qualifications* * Current California Registered Nurse (RN) License * *Minimum one year of Hospice RN experience required* * Current BLS Certification * Hospice case management experience preferred * Knowledge of Medica…” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- Driver's License
- Current California Registered Nurse (RN) License
- Minimum one year of Hospice RN experience required
- Current BLS Certification
- Hospice case management experience preferred
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- Knowledge of Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation
- Excellent communication, assessment, and critical thinking skills
- Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and current auto insurance
- Experience with HospiceMD is a plus
Benefits
- Flexible per diem scheduling
- Build your own caseload
- Local territories to reduce drive time
- Dedicated scheduler and responsive clinical leadership
- Tablet provided
- Mileage reimbursement at $0.725 per mile
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- Opportunities to transition into part-time or full-time
- Health insurance
Place
- City
- Orange County, California
- State price level
- 11% above the national average
California index 110.7, where 100 is the national average.
Orange County pairs miles of Pacific coastline with master-planned suburbs inland. RNs relocating here find a sunny, car-dependent lifestyle anchored by beach cities like Huntington Beach and Newport Beach, plus major hospital systems in Irvine and Orange. The region blends outdoor recreation, family-friendly neighborhoods, and a relaxed SoCal pace.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
