We are looking for an experienced RN who can walk into a hard room, explain hospice with clarity and compassion, and give families confidence in the care ahead.
In range for Idaho staff rolesIdaho staff postings that state pay run $31/hr to $56/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $53/hr, across 142 postings.
The role and schedule
Day to day
Perform hospice consultations and admissions, assessing eligibility and appropriateness of carePerform hospice consultations and admissions, assessing eligibility and appropriateness of care
Day to day
Educate patients and families on hospice services and patient rightsEducate patients and families on hospice services and patient rights, with patience and honesty
Day to day
Communicate with physicians to secure admission orders, medications, and recertificationsCommunicate with physicians to secure admission orders, medications, and recertifications
Day to day
Participate in the Interdisciplinary Team Conference and plan of care review every 14 daysParticipate in the Interdisciplinary Team Conference and plan of care review every 14 days
Day to day
Support documentation review to confirm continued hospice qualifying criteriaSupport documentation review to ensure patients continue to meet hospice qualifying criteria
Day to day
Clinical supervision, competency evaluations, and orientation support for nursing staff and CNAsProvide clinical supervision, competency evaluations, and orientation support for nursing staff and CNAs
Day to day
Contribute to QAPI program and in-service education for staff and community partnersContribute to our QAPI program and to in-service education for staff and community partners
Day to day
Carry a part-time case load as assignedCarry a part-time case load as assigned
Hours stated
Carry a part-time case load as assigned
On call
on-call rotation participationSchedule flexibility, local travel, and participation in the on-call rotation
The admission visit is the moment a family stops feeling alone. Done well, it changes everything that follows. We are looking for an experienced RN who can walk into a hard room, explain hospice with clarity and compassion, and give families confidence in the care ahead.
What You'll Do
Perform hospice consultations and admissions, assessing eligibility and appropriateness of care
Educate patients and families on hospice services and patient rights, with patience and honesty
Communicate with physicians to secure admission orders, medications, and recertifications
Participate in the Interdisciplinary Team Conference and plan of care review every 14 days
Support documentation review to ensure patients continue to meet hospice qualifying criteria
Provide clinical supervision, competency evaluations, and orientation support for nursing staff and CNAs
Contribute to our QAPI program and to in-service education for staff and community partners
Carry a part-time case load as assigned
What We're Looking For
Active RN license in Idaho
Two or more years of nursing experience, with hospice or home health experience strongly preferred. If you have worked in hospice, home health, palliative care, oncology, or long-term care, we want to hear from you.
Expertise in pain and symptom management and end-of-life care
Working knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, state, and accreditation requirements
Strong clinical documentation and communication skills
Valid driver's license, vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation
Schedule flexibility, local travel, and participation in the on-call rotation
Why Auburn Crest
A tight-knit clinical team, real autonomy in your day, and the kind of nursing that reminds you why you went into it.
#ACH
Brand: Auburn Crest Hospice
Address: 8382 N Wayne Dr Ste 205 Hayden, ID - 83835
Neighborhoods+Hayden is quieter and more suburban than Coeur d'Alene, built around residential streets, family-friendly subdivisions, and newer homes rather than a tourist downtown. East of Highway 95, Hayden Lake, Avondale, and the country-club side lean toward established golf-course and lakefront living; west of 95, Miles and Orchard and other new-construction pockets mix larger lots with a more everyday neighborhood feel. Named newer areas such as Trail Ridge sit in that suburban pattern, with Coeur d'Alene only minutes south along 95.
Hayden is quieter and more suburban than Coeur d'Alene, built around residential streets, family-friendly subdivisions, and newer homes rather than a tourist downtown. East of Highway 95, Hayden Lake, Avondale, and the country-club side lean toward established golf-course and lakefront living; west of 95, Miles and Orchard and other new-construction pockets mix larger lots with a more everyday neighborhood feel.
Named newer areas such as Trail Ridge sit in that suburban pattern, with Coeur d'Alene only minutes south along 95.
Getting around+Daily travel in Hayden is overwhelmingly by car; public transit is negligible and most errands are planned around driving. Highway 95 is the main north-south spine, and local agents say many residents work in Coeur d'Alene—a short drive south, close enough that the city line is easy to miss. Congestion is a growing complaint: few streets besides 95 are four-lane, and the signal at Honeysuckle and Government Way can take several light cycles at busy times.
Daily travel in Hayden is overwhelmingly by car; public transit is negligible and most errands are planned around driving. Highway 95 is the main north-south spine, and local agents say many residents work in Coeur d'Alene—a short drive south, close enough that the city line is easy to miss.
Congestion is a growing complaint: few streets besides 95 are four-lane, and the signal at Honeysuckle and Government Way can take several light cycles at busy times.
Outdoors+Hayden borders the western shore of Hayden Lake, with swimming and a roped swim area at Honeysuckle Beach, public launches, and fishing for kokanee, northern pike, rainbow trout, and bass. Trails and paths include Canfield Mountain Natural Area, the Hayden Lake Loop Road, McIntire Family Park, English Point Recreation Area, and nearby Farragut State Park. Golf is local at Avondale Golf Club and Hayden Lake Country Club; Silverwood Theme Park sits about twenty minutes north on Highway 95, and four ski areas—Schweitzer, Silver Mountain, Lookout Pass, and Mt. Spokane—are within about an hour and a half.
Hayden borders the western shore of Hayden Lake, with swimming and a roped swim area at Honeysuckle Beach, public launches, and fishing for kokanee, northern pike, rainbow trout, and bass. Trails and paths include Canfield Mountain Natural Area, the Hayden Lake Loop Road, McIntire Family Park, English Point Recreation Area, and nearby Farragut State Park.
Golf is local at Avondale Golf Club and Hayden Lake Country Club; Silverwood Theme Park sits about twenty minutes north on Highway 95, and four ski areas—Schweitzer, Silver Mountain, Lookout Pass, and Mt. Spokane—are within about an hour and a half.
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 Hayden
Hayden is Coeur d'Alene’s quieter, more residential neighbor: suburban streets, Hayden Lake on the east, and daily life without Sherman Avenue crowds. A nurse working in the Coeur d'Alene area should expect to drive—Highway 95 is the spine, Coeur d'Alene is minutes south, transit is essentially nonexistent, and the light at Honeysuckle and Government Way is the backup everyone mentions. East of 95, Avondale, the country club, and lakefront pockets feel established and premium; west of 95, Miles and Orchard and newer subdivisions offer larger lots and a more mixed texture. Off-shift hours go to Honeysuckle Beach, Canfield Mountain, McIntire Family Park concerts, and July’s Hayden Days, with Silverwood a short hop north and ski hills within about an hour and a half. In-town dinner is Rancho Viejo, Cochinito Taqueria, Radicci, and The Porch; a bigger night out is Coeur d'Alene. Tradeoffs are a thin local job base, little walkability, no true town center, growing two-lane traffic, and real winters. If the goal is neighborhood calm next to the lake city, Hayden is the day-to-day fit.
