Hospice RN Case Manager (Brownsville/Harlingen, TX)

If you are an RN who wants meaningful field autonomy, close patient relationships, and the chance to guide families through one of the most important stages of care, this hospice case manager role offers a high-impact path in the Brownsville / Harlingen area. You will serve patients in their homes and care settings across Cameron County, providing compassionate end-of-life nursing support backed by an interdisciplinary hospice team and supportive clinical leadership.

Opportunity

A community-based hospice provider in South Texas is hiring a full-time Hospice RN Case Manager to manage a patient caseload across Brownsville, Harlingen, Cameron County, and nearby communities. This is a field-based role for an RN who is comfortable traveling locally, assessing patients independently, coordinating care plans, and communicating clearly with patients, families, physicians, and the hospice team.

This is a strong fit for a hospice RN case manager, home health RN, field nurse, or experienced clinical RN who wants to move into meaningful end-of-life care.

Location & Work Model

• Field-based role serving patients across Brownsville, Harlingen, Cameron County, TX, and nearby communities
• Candidates must live within the Brownsville / Harlingen area or be able to reliably commute throughout the assigned territory
• Daily local travel for hospice field visits in homes, facilities, and community settings
• Full-time schedule with participation in a shared on-call rotation

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $75,000–$85,000, plus benefits
• Additional compensation may apply for on-call and after-hours visits

What You Will Own

Hospice Case Management

• Manage a hospice patient caseload throughout the assigned Brownsville / Harlingen / Cameron County territory
• Conduct initial and ongoing nursing assessments
• Create, update, and carry out individualized hospice plans of care
• Monitor patient condition, symptoms, medication needs, and changes in disease progression
• Provide compassionate nursing support focused on comfort, dignity, and quality of life

Patient & Family Support

• Educate patients and families on symptom management, medication management, disease progression, and end-of-life expectations
• Communicate changes in patient condition clearly and promptly with families, physicians, and the hospice team
• Support families with calm, practical, compassionate guidance during the hospice journey
• Help patients receive reliable care in the setting that best supports their comfort and goals

Interdisciplinary Team Coordination

• Collaborate with social workers, chaplains, aides, medical directors, physicians, and clinical leadership
• Participate in care planning and interdisciplinary team coordination
• Escalate clinical concerns appropriately and support timely updates to the plan of care
• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation in the EMR

Field-Based Care

• Travel daily within the assigned service area
• Provide care in patient homes, facilities, and other community settings
• Participate in shared on-call coverage and help support urgent after-hours patient needs when scheduled

What Makes You a Strong Fit

• Active, unrestricted Texas RN license
• Comfortable working full-time in a field-based hospice role
• Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and ability to travel across the assigned territory
• Strong clinical assessment skills and nursing judgment
• Comfort with EMR documentation and timely charting
• Strong communication skills with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members
• Compassionate, steady approach to end-of-life care
• Willingness to participate in a shared on-call rotation
• Must live within or near Brownsville / Harlingen, TX, with the ability to serve patients throughout Cameron County

Preferred Experience

• Hospice RN Case Manager experience
• Home health field nursing experience
• Experience managing a patient caseload
• Experience with hospice admissions, plan-of-care updates, symptom management, and interdisciplinary team coordination
• Experience communicating with families during serious illness or end-of-life care
• Stable work history, ideally averaging 1.5 years per role

Transferable Backgrounds Welcome

Hospice experience is preferred, but strong transferable nursing backgrounds will be considered. You may be a strong fit if you have experience in:

• Home health nursing
• ER or ICU nursing
• Skilled nursing facility, nursing home, or long-term care nursing
• Field-based care or case management
• Serious-illness, terminal-illness, or high-acuity patient care

If you are newer to hospice, you should be able to clearly explain why hospice care is the right next step for you and demonstrate comfort supporting patients and families through end-of-life situations.

Hiring Process

• Recruiter phone screen
• Candidate profile review by the hiring team
• Interview with clinical leadership
• Offer and onboarding process

Apply now and get a response within 24 hours.