LPN / Hospice Visit - PRN
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Transitions Hospice - Indiana
Fort Wayne, IN, US
Summary
The nurse will provide professional clinical support across the interdisciplinary team by assessing patients, administering treatments, and managing symptoms. They are responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation and coordinating care transitions with community health partners.
Job Description
Description
Coverage Territory: Fort Wayne and surrounding areas
Schedule: PRN (as needed)
Salary Range: $32.00 - $35.00 an hour
Show Up When It Matters Most
In hospice care, there are moments when a patient or family needs more than their regular care team can provide in that instant. That's where you come in. As an ECT (Extended Care Team) Nurse at Transitions Hospice, you're the reinforcement — the skilled, composed clinical presence that steps in to ensure no patient need goes unmet.
This isn't a role for someone who needs a rigid routine. It's a role for an adaptable, experienced RN who thrives in varied environments, thinks on their feet, and finds deep satisfaction in knowing that when you showed up, it made all the difference.
What You'll Do
As a Transitions Hospice ECT Nurse, you'll work as a vital support member of the interdisciplinary care team — stepping in across cases to assess, treat, and communicate patient needs with speed and clinical precision. Your responsibilities include:
- Delivering professional nursing care across the full nursing process within your scope of practice
- Conducting thorough patient and family assessments and contributing to individualized care plans
- Completing all visit types as needed to meet patient and family needs
- Administering medications and treatments per physician orders
- Identifying nursing diagnoses from health assessment data and responding accordingly
- Recording accurate, timely clinical notes including pain and symptom management outcomes
- Communicating changes in patient condition to physicians and obtaining orders as required
- Coordinating with community health partners to support seamless care transitions
- Ensuring equipment and necessary services are arranged and available for patients
- Maintaining and growing your clinical skills through continuing education and in-service participation
Benefits We Offer
- Competitive pay
- Company provided equipment
Why Choose Transitions Hospice?
At Transitions, the ECT Nurse isn't a backup plan — you're a cornerstone of how we deliver on our promise to patients and families. You'll work alongside a team that respects your expertise, values your flexibility, and shares your commitment to care that goes above and beyond. Every visit you make is a patient who didn't have to wait, a family that felt supported, and a care team that could count on you.
Ready to be the nurse everyone counts on? Apply today.
Requirements
What You Bring
- Active LPN license in the state of employment
- Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
- Clinical experience in hospice, home health, or a related setting preferred
- Flexibility and confidence working across varied patient assignments
- Strong assessment skills and sound clinical judgment under pressure
- Excellent documentation habits and communication skills
- Valid driver's license and willingness to travel locally
Transitions Care offers the highest quality of end of life care and palliative care services. We specialize in supporting individuals and families who are facing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges confronted when dealing with terminal and chronic illnesses. Paramount to our philosophy is to ensure that our patient is experiencing their final transition on their own specified terms — in comfort and with dignity. In our care, our main objective is always to maximize patients’ comfort and quality of life. At Transitions Care, It's About Living!
Founded
2007
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Self-Owned
Headquarters
Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Transitions Care offers the highest quality of end of life care and palliative care services. We specialize in supporting individuals and families who are facing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual challenges confronted when dealing with terminal and chronic illnesses. Paramount to our philosophy is to ensure that our patient is experiencing their final transition on their own specified terms — in comfort and with dignity. In our care, our main objective is always to maximize patients’ comfort and quality of life. At Transitions Care, It's About Living!
Founded
2007
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Self-Owned
Headquarters
Elk Grove Village, Illinois