RN Hospice Triage $10,000 Signing Bonus

Are you a compassionate and skilled RN looking for a dynamic role in hospice care ? Join Kline Galland Hospice, where your expertise and heart make a meaningful difference every day. We are currently hiring for a Hospice RN Triage , a versatile and rewarding position that offers a generous $10,000 sign-on bonus.

This position is based at our South Seattle (Georgetown) office.

Schedules available:
DAY : 7 Days On / 7 Days Off 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
NIGHT : 7 Days On / 7 Days Off 12:30 AM - 8:30 AM (includes shift overlap for handoff)

Position SummaryThe Hospice Triage RN - serves as the primary overnight clinical contact for hospice patients, caregivers, and facilities. The RN independently evaluates urgent symptoms, coordinates interventions and field visits, maintains continuity through the night, and prepares the daytime team for priority follow-up. Daily completion of assigned clinical audits and creation or updating of hospice plans of care. Patient calls, urgent follow-up, orders, visits, and required clinical documentation remain the first priority.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide after-hours telephone triage and clinical support for hospice patients
• Assess urgent symptoms, changes in condition, falls, medication concerns, and end-of-life needs
• Coordinate urgent nursing visits and provider interventions as needed
• Complete timely documentation, orders, follow-up, and communication
• Create and update individualized hospice plans of care
• Conduct assigned clinical record audits and address documentation deficiencies
• Prepare detailed shift handoff and priority follow-up summaries for the day team
• Collaborate with patients, families, facilities, providers, pharmacies, and interdisciplinary team members

Shift-Specific Responsibilities

• Receives handoff from the 2nd Shift RN during the 12:30 AM-1:00 AM overlap and accepts concurrent or overflow calls during that period.
• Assumes primary phone-triage responsibility at 1:00 AM and remains primary through 8:30 AM.
• Uses the Visit RN as the first backup for concurrent calls when available
• Partners with the 1st Shift RN during the 8:00 AM-8:30 AM overlap to transition new and unresolved needs to daytime coverage.
• Reviews the daily audit and plan-of-care assignment early in the shift, organizes work around anticipated clinical demand, and completes assigned work before the end of the shift.

Handoff and Communication Expectations

• Receives structured handoff from the 2nd Shift RN between 12:30 AM and 1:00 AM.
• Provides structured handoff to the 1st Shift RN between 8:00 AM and 8:30 AM.
• Communicates incomplete audit or plan-of-care assignments, identified documentation risks, and required follow-up to Nursing Manager.