On-Call Hospice Nurse (RN) | After Hours

Description

Hospice On-Call Registered Nurse (RN) - After Hours | Bringing Comfort When Families Need It Most

Wellspring Lutheran Services - Frankenmuth Hospice | Serving Saginaw, Bay City, Frankenmuth, Caro and surrounding areas | Full-Time, Hybrid Remote | 7 Days On, 7 Days Off | Salary $85,000

You became a nurse because you wanted to help people through life's most important moments.

Not just by administering medications or completing clinical tasks, but by bringing comfort when someone is scared, offering reassurance when a family feels overwhelmed, and helping patients maintain dignity during some of the most challenging days of their lives.

Hospice nursing is different.

It isn't about curing illness. It's about caring for the whole person. It's about helping patients experience comfort, peace, and quality of life while supporting the people who love them. It's about showing up during difficult nights, uncertain moments, and unexpected changes with both clinical expertise and genuine compassion.

For many families, hospice nurses become a trusted source of calm during times when everything else feels uncertain.

At Wellspring Lutheran Services Hospice, we're looking for an After Hours Registered Nurse who understands that some of the most important hospice care happens long after traditional business hours have ended.

As our Hospice After Hours RN, you'll serve as the primary clinical resource for patients and families during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. You'll provide skilled nursing care, symptom management, telephone triage, admissions, crisis intervention, and end-of-life support while helping ensure patients receive the comfort-focused care they deserve whenever a need arises.

Most importantly, you'll help families feel supported, cared for, and never alone during some of life's most meaningful and vulnerable moments.

What Your Impact Will Look Like

You'll be the reassuring voice on the other end of the phone when a caregiver has concerns in the middle of the night and isn't sure what to do next.

You'll use your clinical judgment to assess symptoms, prioritize patient needs, and determine when intervention is needed, helping families feel confident and supported during uncertain situations.

You'll provide hands-on nursing care wherever patients call home, whether that's a private residence, assisted living community, skilled nursing facility, or hospital setting. Your presence will help ensure patients remain comfortable, safe, and cared for regardless of the hour.

You'll help manage pain, respiratory distress, anxiety, agitation, nausea, and other end-of-life symptoms, allowing patients to spend more meaningful time focusing on what matters most rather than on discomfort.

You'll guide families through difficult conversations and provide education about medications, symptom changes, disease progression, and the hospice journey. During emotional moments, you'll become a trusted source of support and understanding.

You'll help welcome patients into hospice services through after-hours admissions, giving families immediate access to comfort-focused care when they need it most.

There will be nights when you're helping manage an urgent symptom crisis. Other times, you'll be offering reassurance to a worried spouse, admitting a new patient into hospice care, or supporting a family through the final hours of a loved one's life.

Every shift will look a little different.

Every shift will matter.

The Nurse We're Looking For

You believe exceptional hospice care combines clinical excellence with compassion.

You remain calm and confident when facing urgent situations and can make sound clinical decisions independently.

You understand that supporting the family is just as important as caring for the patient.

You communicate with empathy while helping others navigate difficult conversations and emotional circumstances.

You are compassionate, dependable, and able to build trust quickly with patients, families, physicians, and colleagues.

You appreciate the unique privilege that comes with caring for individuals at the end of life and recognize the profound impact hospice care can have on a family.

You value teamwork and understand the importance of clear communication, timely documentation, and continuity of care.

What You'll Bring

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license through the State of Michigan.
• Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing program.
• Minimum of one year of nursing experience required.
• Hospice, palliative care, oncology, home health, ICU, ER, or geriatric nursing experience preferred.
• Strong assessment, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Thorough understanding of hospice philosophy and end-of-life care.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to provide emotional support to patients and families during difficult situations.
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, acceptable driving record, and proof of automobile insurance.

Why Wellspring Lutheran Services Hospice?

When you join Wellspring Lutheran Services Hospice, you become part of a mission-driven team dedicated to helping individuals live each day with comfort, dignity, and peace.

Hospice care doesn't stop when business hours end, and neither does our commitment to patients and families.

Our After Hours Nurses provide a critical level of support that allows families to remain confident knowing experienced hospice professionals are available when unexpected needs arise. Whether you're managing symptoms, coordinating care, providing education, or supporting a family through a difficult night, your work helps ensure patients receive compassionate care when it matters most.

This is more than a nursing role.

It's an opportunity to bring comfort, guidance, and peace of mind during some of life's most important moments.

We Offer

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
• DailyPay access to earned wages
• Employee Assistance Program (SupportLinc)
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities
• Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel
• Supportive interdisciplinary hospice team committed to compassionate, patient-centered care

Schedule

• Full-time
• 7 Days On / 7 Days Off rotation
• Primary after-hours coverage for on-call, including scheduled evenings (admits / visits as needed), overnight hours, every other weekend and 2 holidays per year.
• Respond to patient needs throughout the assigned service area
• Combination of telephone triage, on-call support, patient visits, admissions, and end-of-life care responsibilities during scheduled coverage periods.

If you're a nurse who believes that hospice care is both a profession and a calling, we'd love to meet you.

If you find purpose in helping patients experience comfort, supporting families through difficult moments, and using your nursing expertise to make a meaningful difference, this may be the role you've been looking for.

Join Wellspring Lutheran Services Hospice and help ensure that no patient or family faces the hospice journey alone.