As an Admissions RN, you will act as a bridge between referral sources, patients and their families, and ExpectCare staff.
Posted Sep 28 · 1 year of experience
Shift and hours
Flexibility in hours Position may require some rotating shifts of on-call and flexibility in hours.
Unit and setting
Hospice We are looking for an experienced hospice nurse who wants to use their passion and expertise as part of a team to provide the best care possible for hospice patients.hospice patients
License
RN license Current Alabama nursing licenseAlabama nursing license
Term
PermanentFull-time
Do you qualify?
License
Alabama nursing licenseCurrent Alabama nursing licenseCheck your license
Experience
1 year of Hospice RN experienceHospice RN: 1 year (Required)
Experience
1 year of Hospice Admissions experienceHospice Admissions: 1 year (Required)
coordinate patient admissions to ExpectCare programsCoordinate the admission of patients to ExpectCare programs by working with facility, hospital, transport, patients, families and ExpectCare staff
Day to day
empower family caregivers and explain services and programsUse your teaching skills to empower family caregivers as you explain services and ExpectCare programs to help them identify their options for care to optimize quality of life
Day to day
provide admission services in homes, hospitals, and facilities
Day to day
provide nursing services as part of a team to meet holistic patient and family needsProvide caring, professional nursing services, working as part of an team to meet the holistic needs of the patient and their family/caregivers
Day to day
document and communicate discharge plansProvide timely documentation and communication of discharge plan
Day to day
liaise between community referral sources, patients/families, and staffAct as a liaison between community referral sources, patients/family members, and ExpectCare staff
On call
rotating on-call shiftsPosition may require some rotating shifts of on-call and flexibility in hours.
Travel
daily travel to patient residences and medical facilities
As an Admissions RN, you will act as a bridge between referral sources, patients and their families, and ExpectCare staff. You will help families experiencing the difficulty in realizing their loved one is nearing the end of their life. The comfort, compassion, teaching, and empowerment you provide can help patients and their families make the best decision for their care in order to maximize their quality of life. We are looking for an experienced hospice nurse who wants to use their passion and expertise as part of a team to provide the best care possible for hospice patients.
Essential Duties
Coordinate the admission of patients to ExpectCare programs by working with facility, hospital, transport, patients, families and ExpectCare staff
Use your teaching skills to empower family caregivers as you explain services and ExpectCare programs to help them identify their options for care to optimize quality of life
Fully use your professional nursing skills and training, including critical thinking, teaching and assessment skills as you provide admission services to patients, families and caregivers in their own homes, the hospital and facilities
Provide caring, professional nursing services, working as part of an team to meet the holistic needs of the patient and their family/caregivers
Provide timely documentation and communication of discharge plan
Act as a liaison between community referral sources, patients/family members, and ExpectCare staff
Description
Responsible for assessment of eligibility of referrals for Hospice in coordination with the Medical Director; intiiates a plan of care; completion of an initial comprehensive assessment; patient followup and coordination with Nurse Practitioner; Reports to Clinical Director. Position may require some rotating shifts of on-call and flexibility in hours.
Requirements
Previous hospice nursing experience required
Previous hospice admissions experience required
Home Care Home Base knowledge required
Current Alabama nursing license
Willingness to travel daily to patient residences, medical facilities
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Referral program
Application Question(s)
Have you previously worked at ExpectCare Hospice? If so, what years?
Are you related to anyone at ExpectCare Hospice? If yes, please provide name.
Neighborhoods+Nurses and young professionals cluster close-in: Crestwood’s 1920s–1940s bungalows and mid-century cottages (often mid-$200s to $500k+) sit on tree-lined streets with coffee shops and breweries and easy reach to Avondale and downtown. Homewood (Jan 2026 median about $400k; listings often $400k–$900k) mixes cottages, brick ranches, and new builds around walkable Edgewood and Soho villages just outside downtown. Urban options include Avondale, Lakeview, Five Points South, Highland Park, Southside, Forest Park, and downtown condos (watch HOA/assessments). Space-for-drive suburbs include Hoover, Vestavia Hills (median about $562k), Trussville, Irondale, Pelham (about $272k), Gardendale (about $265k), Helena, and Chelsea/Greystone/Westover on Highway 280 (Chelsea about $342k). Older close-in stock in Norwood, Woodlawn, and North Birmingham can hide renovation costs.
Nurses and young professionals cluster close-in: Crestwood’s 1920s–1940s bungalows and mid-century cottages (often mid-$200s to $500k+) sit on tree-lined streets with coffee shops and breweries and easy reach to Avondale and downtown. Homewood (Jan 2026 median about $400k; listings often $400k–$900k) mixes cottages, brick ranches, and new builds around walkable Edgewood and Soho villages just outside downtown.
Urban options include Avondale, Lakeview, Five Points South, Highland Park, Southside, Forest Park, and downtown condos (watch HOA/assessments). Space-for-drive suburbs include Hoover, Vestavia Hills (median about $562k), Trussville, Irondale, Pelham (about $272k), Gardendale (about $265k), Helena, and Chelsea/Greystone/Westover on Highway 280 (Chelsea about $342k).
Older close-in stock in Norwood, Woodlawn, and North Birmingham can hide renovation costs.
Getting around+The metro covers about 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so it is not a 15-minute city. Highway 280 is the choke point for Chelsea, Greystone, and Westover; I-65 construction squeezes South Shelby (Alabaster, Calera, Columbiana, Montevallo); far-north Gardendale, Hayden, Warrior, and Mount Olive trade cheaper houses for longer drives. Relocators aiming at UAB, downtown, or Southside should treat 280, I-65, and I-459 interchanges as the real map. Downtown parking is widely called painful; public transit exists but daily life is car-and-corridor.
The metro covers about 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so it is not a 15-minute city. Highway 280 is the choke point for Chelsea, Greystone, and Westover; I-65 construction squeezes South Shelby (Alabaster, Calera, Columbiana, Montevallo); far-north Gardendale, Hayden, Warrior, and Mount Olive trade cheaper houses for longer drives.
Relocators aiming at UAB, downtown, or Southside should treat 280, I-65, and I-459 interchanges as the real map. Downtown parking is widely called painful; public transit exists but daily life is car-and-corridor.
Outdoors+Mornings often start on the 67 free acres of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Vulcan Park, Kelly Ingram Park, and access to hiking, lakes, and trails are the named outdoor staples; residents also use neighborhood parks in Homewood and the wider metro’s green space. Mild weather most of the year makes walking the Civil Rights District and garden loops practical. Outdoor life is a consistent plus even from the suburbs, though the sprawl means you drive to many trailheads and lakes.
Mornings often start on the 67 free acres of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Vulcan Park, Kelly Ingram Park, and access to hiking, lakes, and trails are the named outdoor staples; residents also use neighborhood parks in Homewood and the wider metro’s green space.
Mild weather most of the year makes walking the Civil Rights District and garden loops practical. Outdoor life is a consistent plus even from the suburbs, though the sprawl means you drive to many trailheads and lakes.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Birmingham
Birmingham, nicknamed the Magic City, sprawls across more than 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so a nurse’s quality of life hinges on corridor more than zip code. UAB and a dense hospital network make healthcare the economic core; Crestwood bungalows, Homewood’s Edgewood and Soho villages, Avondale, Five Points South, and Highland Park put younger professionals near work and food, while Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Trussville, and Irondale trade minutes for yards and schools. Highway 280, I-65 construction, and I-459 interchanges punish far-south Chelsea or far-north Gardendale commutes that look short on a map. Housing still undercuts bigger Southern metros: Pelham and Gardendale medians in the mid-$200ks, Homewood around $400k, Vestavia Hills about $562k, Mountain Brook into the millions, with downtown condo HOAs as a hidden cost. Daily life includes Saw’s pork and Alabama white sauce, Bottega, Pepper Place, seven James Beard kitchens, 67 acres of Botanical Gardens, Vulcan Park, and the Civil Rights District’s BCRI, 16th Street Baptist Church, and Kelly Ingram Park. Summers run near 90°F and humid; winters average about 54°F with roughly 1.6 inches of snow. Crime, parking, Sunday closures, and humidity are the cons locals actually name.
