Registered Nurse Care Manager-Hospice

Chicago, Illinois

LifeChoice Hospice & Palliative Care is a nurse-led, 4.9-star-rated hospice seeking an experienced Registered Nurse Case Manager to provide care to hospice patients in their homes and in healthcare and residential facilities.

Posted Sep 15

Unit and setting: Hospice provide care to hospice patients in their homes and in healthcare and residential facilities.hospice patients in homes and healthcare and residential facilities
License: RN license Active Illinois RN licenseIllinois RN license
Term: Permanent Full-Time | $82,000-$90,000/yearFull-Time

Do you qualify?

License: Illinois RN license Active Illinois RN license Check your license
Experience: 1 year hospice experience Hospice: 1 year (Required)
Also asks: assessment and symptom-management skills Strong assessment and symptom-management skills
Also asks: ability to independently organize and manage a field caseload Ability to independently organize and manage a field caseload
Also asks: reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and automobile insurance Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and automobile insurance
Also asks: communication and documentation skills Strong communication and documentation skills

Preferred

Experience: hospice experience Hospice experience strongly preferred
Also asks: 100% willingness to travel Willingness to travel: 100% (Preferred)

What it pays

Against similar roles: Pays above most Chicago staff RN rolesChicago staff RN postings that state pay run $74k/yr to $97k/yr, the middle half $74k/yr to $85k/yr, across 225 postings.
Tuition assistance: Offered
Eligibility: benefits eligibility begins after 90 days where applicable Benefits eligibility begins after 90 days where applicable.
Pay reviews: based on experience and qualifications $82,000-$90,000 annually , based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Benefitsmedical insuranceBenefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, company holidays and paid training.
Benefitsdental insurance
Benefits401(k)
BenefitsPTO
Benefitscompany holidays
Benefitspaid training

More benefits (6)

Benefitsmileage reimbursement at $0.60 per mile plus eligible tollsEligible field travel is reimbursed at $0.60 per mile plus eligible tolls.
Benefits401(k) matching401(k) matching
BenefitsHealth insuranceHealth insurance
BenefitsReferral programReferral program
BenefitsTuition reimbursementTuition reimbursement
BenefitsVision insuranceVision insurance

The role and schedule

Day to day: manage assigned hospice caseload Manage an assigned hospice caseload
Day to day: complete nursing assessments and routine hospice visits Complete nursing assessments and routine hospice visits
Day to day: monitor symptoms and changes in condition Monitor symptoms and changes in condition
Day to day: coordinate medications, treatments, supplies and physician orders Coordinate medications, treatments, supplies and physician orders
Day to day: communicate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team Communicate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team
Day to day: educate patients, families and caregivers Educate patients, families and caregivers
Day to day: complete accurate and timely clinical documentation Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
Day to day: participate in interdisciplinary care planning Participate in interdisciplinary care planning
Day to day: coordinate care with facilities and other healthcare providers Coordinate care with facilities and other healthcare providers
Day to day: respond appropriately to changes in patient needs Respond appropriately to changes in patient needs
Travel: field-based position with regular travel throughout assigned service area This is a field-based position with regular travel throughout the assigned service area.
Travel: work location on the road Work Location: On the road

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LifeChoice Hospice and Palliative Care

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Scheduling

On-call RN: 7 nights on (5:30 PM–8:30 AM) then 7 consecutive days off. CNA jobs posted full-time and part-time.

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Hospice RN Case Manager (RNCM)

LifeChoice Hospice & Palliative Care Full-Time | $82,000–$90,000/year

North & Northwest Chicagoland

This is a field-based position with regular travel throughout the assigned service area.

Role Responsibilities

Manage an assigned hospice caseload

Complete nursing assessments and routine hospice visits

Monitor symptoms and changes in condition

Coordinate medications, treatments, supplies and physician orders

Communicate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team

Educate patients, families and caregivers

Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation

Participate in interdisciplinary care planning

Coordinate care with facilities and other healthcare providers

Respond appropriately to changes in patient needs

Qualifications

Active Illinois RN license

Hospice experience strongly preferred

Strong assessment and symptom-management skills

Ability to independently organize and manage a field caseload

Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and automobile insurance

Strong communication and documentation skills

Compensation & Benefits

$82,000–$90,000 annually , based on experience and qualifications.

Benefits include medical insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, company holidays and paid training. Benefits eligibility begins after 90 days where applicable.

Eligible field travel is reimbursed at $0.60 per mile plus eligible tolls.

How to Apply

Apply directly through Indeed .

Qualified applicants will be contacted for a brief Google Meet interview. Candidates selected to move forward will then be invited to an in-person interview at the LifeChoice office.

Pay: $83,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Mileage reimbursement

Paid time off

Referral program

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Experience

Hospice: 1 year (Required)

License/

Certification

RN License (Required)

Willingness to travel

100% (Preferred)

Work Location: On the road

What's around it?

In Chicago, IL

Chicago, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent: $1,440/mo
Household income: $77,902/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Chicago, IL

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster on the North Side in Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Wicker Park—walkable, nightlife-heavy pockets with roughly 10–20 minute downtown commutes. Uptown and Edgewater sit farther north on Lake Michigan with denser rental inventory and about 10–25 minutes to the Loop; Reddit locals also float Andersonville, North Halsted, Buena Park, and Rogers Park when the commute is less of a constraint. More affordable in-city options include Bridgeport (White Sox country, four miles southwest, 10–20 minutes), Bronzeville, Humboldt Park, and lakeside Hyde Park; Gold Coast and River North are the luxury end. Families and space-seekers look at historic Beverly or inner suburbs such as Oak Park, Evanston, Naperville, Villa Park, Lombard, Des Plaines, and Northbrook for roughly 30-minute downtown access.

Young professionals cluster on the North Side in Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Bucktown, and Wicker Park—walkable, nightlife-heavy pockets with roughly 10–20 minute downtown commutes. Uptown and Edgewater sit farther north on Lake Michigan with denser rental inventory and about 10–25 minutes to the Loop; Reddit locals also float Andersonville, North Halsted, Buena Park, and Rogers Park when the commute is less of a constraint.

More affordable in-city options include Bridgeport (White Sox country, four miles southwest, 10–20 minutes), Bronzeville, Humboldt Park, and lakeside Hyde Park; Gold Coast and River North are the luxury end. Families and space-seekers look at historic Beverly or inner suburbs such as Oak Park, Evanston, Naperville, Villa Park, Lombard, Des Plaines, and Northbrook for roughly 30-minute downtown access.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: zillow.com Source 4: hireahelper.com Source 5: facebook.com

Getting aroundSources map commutes to downtown and the Loop, not named hospital campuses: Bridgeport and Bucktown about 10–20 minutes, East Garfield Park 15–25 minutes on the CTA Blue and Green Lines plus I-290, Brighton Park 15–30 minutes with I-55, buses, subway, and Midway four miles away, Uptown 10–25 minutes eight miles north. Locals tell newcomers to live on a CTA train or bus line and not rely on driving; Metra’s 11 lines and Pace cover the suburbs, with Divvy bikes and river water taxis as extras. Chicago ranked worst in the U.S. for congestion in 2025 (112 hours lost per driver), expressways need at least 30 minutes of padding, and parking and parallel-parking hunts are a standing complaint.

Sources map commutes to downtown and the Loop, not named hospital campuses: Bridgeport and Bucktown about 10–20 minutes, East Garfield Park 15–25 minutes on the CTA Blue and Green Lines plus I-290, Brighton Park 15–30 minutes with I-55, buses, subway, and Midway four miles away, Uptown 10–25 minutes eight miles north. Locals tell newcomers to live on a CTA train or bus line and not rely on driving; Metra’s 11 lines and Pace cover the suburbs, with Divvy bikes and river water taxis as extras.

Chicago ranked worst in the U.S. for congestion in 2025 (112 hours lost per driver), expressways need at least 30 minutes of padding, and parking and parallel-parking hunts are a standing complaint.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: thehonestlocal.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: travelonthereg.com Source 5: facebook.com

OutdoorsLake Michigan is the backyard: Oak Street Beach, Edgewater’s miles of shoreline and beaches, and Promontory Point in Hyde Park for picnics. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest free zoos in the U.S.; the Chicago Riverwalk is the downtown pedestrian spine; Humboldt Park’s 200 acres include a lagoon, boathouse, and trails; Brighton Park sits by sprawling McKinley Park; Navy Pier is the tourist-and-local hybrid. Warm-weather patio season starts in the mid-50s; Divvy bikes cover short hops; Starved Rock is the go-to day trip for Midwest rock formations.

Lake Michigan is the backyard: Oak Street Beach, Edgewater’s miles of shoreline and beaches, and Promontory Point in Hyde Park for picnics. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the oldest free zoos in the U.S.; the Chicago Riverwalk is the downtown pedestrian spine; Humboldt Park’s 200 acres include a lagoon, boathouse, and trails; Brighton Park sits by sprawling McKinley Park; Navy Pier is the tourist-and-local hybrid.

Warm-weather patio season starts in the mid-50s; Divvy bikes cover short hops; Starved Rock is the go-to day trip for Midwest rock formations.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: zillow.com Source 3: tripadvisor.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: hireahelper.com Source 6: blog.resy.com

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Chicago is less one city than 77 community areas, and that is the real choice a relocating nurse makes. Healthcare is among the city’s top industries. Young professionals live on the North Side lakefront—Lake View (Wrigleyville and Boystown), Lincoln Park, Edgewater, Uptown—and in Bucktown, Wicker Park, and Logan Square, where the L beats the car and downtown is 10–25 minutes. Hyde Park and Bridgeport trade nightlife for greystones, lake or White Sox proximity, and lower prices; Gold Coast is the luxury tier. Live on a CTA line: drivers lost 112 hours to congestion in 2025, worst in the country. The payoff is Lake Michigan, a free Lincoln Park Zoo, the Riverwalk, Humboldt Park’s lagoon, and food from The Duck Inn and Longman & Eagle to pierogi and deep-dish. The Art Institute, Field Museum, Wrigley Field, Lollapalooza, and Blues Festival are everyday civic life. Winters are long, gray, and snowy; summers are why people stay. Typical rents sit near $1,900–$2,100 and climbing; property-tax bills keep rising. Crime is neighborhood-specific even after 2025 homicides fell to a 60-year low.

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As of 2026Source 1: hireahelper.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: zillow.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: extraspace.com Source 6: blog.resy.com Source 7: choosechicago.com Source 8: travelonthereg.com

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