Registered Nurse - Gen In Patient Hospice - Full Time - Day Shift

Facility:

Home Support: 2240 W Sunset St, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1527 Hospice CHAH

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

 

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. 

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

 

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)  

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

• $1 Certification pay
• $1 BSN pay
• Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5000

Job Description:

The in patient hospice nurse acts as an end of life specialist and highly skilled resource related to the general in patient level of care. The RN will take the lead to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, monitor and evaluate options to facilitate the continuum of care through discharge planning. The RN collaborates with the patient or patient’s family/representative, the physician, and members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate progression-of-care; intervening appropriately to ensure that the plan of care and services provided are patient focused, high quality, evidence based, appropriate to patient needs, efficient, and cost effective. The nurse serves as a resource to the physicians and provides education and information on resource utilization, national and local coverage determinations, and use of hospital admission criteria. This role requires a high-level of leadership, interpersonal skills, and hospice knowledge.

Education

• Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Preferred: Bachelor's of Nursing

Experience

• Required: Minimum of 1 year hospital experience
• Preferred: Minimum of 1 year hospice experience

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to be genuine and empathetic
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) skills with attention to detail
• Computer skills
• Ability to interact professionally and contribute to the interdisciplinary team

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Current RN License in the state of Missouri
• Preferred: Certified Case Manager