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Hospice RN – Hillcrest Hospice | Lincoln, NE

$5,000 Hiring Bonus!

Location: Lincoln, NE

Schedule: Full-time | Monday–Friday | Rotating back-up on-call

Dedicated overnight and weekend teams provide after-hours coverage!

Looking for nursing that feels meaningful again?

At Hillcrest Hospice, you’ll have the opportunity to focus on what brought you to nursing in the first place—providing exceptional care, building meaningful relationships, and making a difference for patients and families.

Hillcrest Health & Living is looking for an experienced, compassionate, and clinically strong Hospice RN to serve patients and families throughout Lincoln and the surrounding communities.

You’ll provide one-on-one care, manage symptoms, coordinate individualized plans of care, and support patients and families through one of life’s most important stages.

At Hillcrest, our mission is simple: Inspiring people to live their best lives. In hospice, that means helping patients live each day with dignity, comfort, and compassionate support.

What You’ll Do

As a Hospice RN, you’ll manage and coordinate care for your patients while working closely with families, caregivers, physicians, and our interdisciplinary hospice team.

We’re looking for an RN who brings strong clinical judgment, compassion, reliability, and confidence to every patient interaction.

Qualifications Include

• Minimum of three years of nursing experience required.
• Hospice, home health, palliative care, oncology, geriatric, or other relevant nursing experience preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, symptom-management, and care-coordination skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with patients and families during sensitive and emotional situations.
• Ability to work independently while remaining connected to the interdisciplinary team.
• Strong organization, documentation, and follow-through.
• A calm, flexible, and professional approach in changing or urgent situations.
• A compassionate, patient-centered approach to end-of-life care.
  
  

Education & Credentials

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program required.
• Active Registered Nurse license in Nebraska, Iowa, or a compact state required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Reliable transportation and current automobile insurance required.
• Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association required.
  
  

Why Hillcrest Hospice?

Experienced hospice and home health nurses know that the team behind you matters.

At Hillcrest Hospice, our nurses are trusted clinical professionals and essential members of the interdisciplinary team. You’ll have the autonomy to manage your patients while being supported by experienced clinical leadership, providers, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides, and the broader Hillcrest team.

And when your regular workday ends, you have a team behind you. Dedicated overnight and weekend teams provide after-hours coverage, with our weekday RNs participating in a rotating back-up on-call schedule.

Your work will directly impact the quality of life of patients and families throughout Lincoln and the surrounding communities.

What Hillcrest Offers

• $5,000 Hiring Bonus!
• Competitive compensation.
• Multiple health insurance plan options.
• Vision, dental, and life insurance.
• Professional development support, including tuition reimbursement, certifications, and career-growth opportunities.
• Dayforce Wallet, giving you flexibility in when you get paid.
• Gym membership reimbursement and partner discounts.
• Opportunities to grow within a mission-driven healthcare organization.
  
  

Ready for nursing that gives you the opportunity to make a meaningful difference?

Bring your clinical expertise, compassion, and heart to Hillcrest Hospice and help patients and families experience comfort, dignity, and exceptional care when it matters most.

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