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Hospice Registered Nurse

Gentiva

Greenville, North Carolina 27858

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Posted Jul 13, 2026 · Last seen active Jul 27, 2026

About this role

Sign-on Bonus Available. Lead with Heart. Be the Difference. Transform End-of-Life Care. Join our company, where every day is an opportunity to deliver personalized, meaningful hospice and palliative care to patients facing life-limiting illness. We support patients and their families with dignity, comfort, and love. What You'll Do as a Hospice RN / RN Case Manager: Be the primary point of contact for patients and families, guiding them through every step of their hospice journey. Deliver and document skilled, hands-on nursing care based on each patient's individualized Plan of Care—in their home, assisted living, or wherever they call home. Perform initial and ongoing assessments to monitor patient condition and adjust care as needed. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team—including physicians, LPNs, CNAs, social workers, chaplains, and others—to build and refine personalized care plans. Provide emotional, physical, and spiritual support not just to the patient, but to their loved ones as well—offering education, comfort, and bereavement guidance.
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Teach caregivers how to care for their loved one safely and confidently, offering both practical training and emotional reassurance. Communicate important updates in patient condition to the care team, ensuring timely and appropriate interventions. Maintain accurate, up-to-date clinical documentation and follow infection control and compliance standards. Support the organization's quality improvement and scheduling initiatives to ensure care is consistent, compassionate, and efficient. Help patients and families understand and navigate topics such as: Medication administration, Hospice philosophy and services, Symptom and pain management, End-of-life processes and expectations.

Skills for this role

Patient assessmentMedication administrationClinical documentationCare plan development and implementationPain and symptom managementEnd-of-life care planningInterdisciplinary team collaborationPatient and family educationBereavement supportCrisis interventionTerminal illness counselingInfection control

Certifications

CPRBLS

Requirements

  • Current RN license to practice nursing in the state of employment
  • Registered Nurse
  • Minimum of one (1) year experience as an RN, either in acute care hospital, oncology, long-term care, hospice or home health
  • Hospice or palliative care experience preferred
  • Current license to practice nursing in the state of requested employment
  • CPR Certification
  • Current automobile insurance and valid driver's license
  • BLS Certification
  • Knowledge of terminally ill patients and their families along with understanding of hospice

Benefits

  • Sign-on Bonus

About the employer

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Gentiva
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You would join Gentiva as a hospice nurse in the Mount Vernon area, working as the primary point of contact for patients and families in the home, assisted living, or similar settings. Care runs through Homecare Homebase, and the work…

What reviewers appreciate

  • Primary-point-of-contact hospice nursing in home and community settings
  • Sign-on bonuses posted for permanent Hospice RN / RN Case Manager roles
  • Monday–Friday pattern available on Regional Support, plus weekend on-call options

What reviewers flag

  • RN case managers report poor work-life balance, high demands, and burnout risk
  • Company Glassdoor around 2.9/5 with only about one-third recommending
  • Reviews describe weak upper-management support and leadership turnover

Benefits: Sign-on bonuses listed for permanent Hospice RN / RN Case Manager roles (including a $5,000 Admissions RN example); company fleet car for eligible travel employees.

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Living in Greenville, NC

Greenville is a college town driven by East Carolina University and ECU Health, one of eastern North Carolina's largest hospital systems. The Tar River winds through town, and the Uptown district offers dining and nightlife. A practical pick for RNs seeking hospital volume, teaching-medicine exposure, and a manageable small-city pace.

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Metro price level · Greenville area
88.4
12% below the national average
Median gross rent
$1,007/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

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