Job Description

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egistered Nurse (RN) - Night Shift - Full Time - Care Center

St. Anthony's Hospice is seeking a compassionate and dedicated RN to join our healthcare team in providing exceptional end-of-life care. This role requires a balance of clinical expertise and emotional intelligence, ensuring that patients receive the highest quality of comfort, dignity, and support during their final stages of life. This position requires an understanding of comprehensive care that supports the physiological, psychological, and spiritual needs of patients and their families as they navigate end-of-life.


We work as an interdisciplinary team focusing on the person, not the diagnosis. We provide exceptional care during life's most difficult times.


Working at St. Anthony's Hospice means more time with your patients, teammates you can count on, and a mission-based culture.

Position Summary:

The RN is responsible for planning, coordinating, providing and documenting care for terminally ill patients from day of admission through day of discharge. Utilizing physicians' orders and professional skills, the Hospice RN develops and implements a hospice Plan of Care that meets each patient's specific needs and is in compliance with federal and state regulations as well as St. Anthony's standards and policies.

Character Qualifications:

Compassion - A deep sense of empathy and kindness for patients and families facing terminal illness. Patience - The ability to provide gentle, understanding care, recognizing that each patient's journey is unique. Resilience - Emotional strength to handle the challenges of hospice work while maintaining professionalism and warmth. Strong Communication Skills - The ability to listen actively, explain complex medical information clearly, and provide reassurance. Integrity - A commitment to ethical decision-making, confidentiality, and respect for patients' end-of-life choices. Teamwork - A collaborative spirit to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team.

Essential Job Functions:

Provides physical and psychosocial assessments on assigned hospice patients. Assesses patient's condition, initiates plan of care, re-evaluates and updates as necessary. Provides hospice level nursing care in conjunction with Medicare Conditions of Participation and hospice regulations and standards. Obtains all necessary physician orders and collaborates with physician as patient's needs dictate. Provides examinations, care and treatments including but not limited to measuring vitals, catheter and colostomy care, care of wounds, pressure sores and stasis ulcers, respiratory care, enteral feedings, care of central venous access devices, use of PCA-CADD pumps, and post mortem care. Administers medications based on ages of the patient and the patient's clinical position. Orders needed medications, supplies, and equipment and observes and documents its' use and effectiveness towards the goal of the patient's comfort and safety. Assesses/reassess pain, utilizes pain management techniques and carries out the pain/symptom management plan to keep the patient as comfortable as possible. Instructs the patient/family members in patient safety; explains medications, treatments, and procedures; provides information regarding the disease process including death and dying. Responds to the physical, mental, social and emotional needs of terminally ill patients and their families. Initiates case conferences to discuss multidisciplinary team responsibilities, pain management, bereavement counseling, new problems, etc. Completes clinical documentation that supports daily tasks and patient's Plan of Care. Communicates with patients, families, physicians and team members to share and elicit information related to patient care and treatment. Participates in staff meetings, inservices, special team meetings, etc. as assigned or requested by the LSKCC Director. Completes other duties as assigned.

Professional Qualifications:

Must be a Registered Nurse in the State of Kentucky Previous nursing experience is required. Experience preferably in Hospice or in a medical/surgical setting, a hospital, oncology or geriatric facility. Familiarly with the use of computers preferred including internet navigation and email use. Must demonstrate commitment to Hospice concept of care. Must meet all legal and regulatory requirements of both federal and state governments as well as Medicare Hospice Conditions of Participation.

Physical Qualifications:

Must be able to remain in a stationary position to complete patient documentation. Must be able to frequently move throughout the patient's home to attend to the needs of patients and families. Must be able to communicate verbally, via email and in writing with patients, families, nursing staff, physicians and visitors. Must be able to lift 50 pounds and push/pull 50 pounds, 8-12 times per day to perform essential job functions of bathing, transferring and providing general patient care. Regularly exposed to blood, body fluids, cleaning chemicals and other potentially harmful substances while caring for patients and completing housekeeping duties. Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment. Must be able to use medical equipment and devices needed to care for and treat patients. Must be able to operate a computer and basic office equipment.

Night Shift 6:30PM - 7:00AM; may include weekends and holidays on rotation.


72 hours


Employees working at the Lucy Smith King Care Center of SAH are eligible for shift differentials, which are:


$2.00 per hour shift differential for hours worked between Monday through Friday from 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM


$3.00 per hour shift differential for hours worked between Saturday & Sunday from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM


$4.00 per hour shift differential for time worked between Saturday & Sunday from 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM