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Registered Nurse - Hospice Inpatient Unit (IPU)🌅 Registered Nurse (RN) – Inpatient Unit (IPU)

Full-Time Day Shift | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

3 Days On / 4 Days Off

Practice Hospice Nursing at Its Highest Level

Big Bend Hospice is seeking a compassionate and experienced Registered Nurse to join our Inpatient Unit (IPU) team. This full-time day shift position is based primarily at Big Bend Hospice's dedicated Inpatient Unit at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital—the beautiful First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care.

If you're passionate about providing expert symptom management, compassionate end-of-life care, and exceptional support to patients and families, you'll find purpose, teamwork, and fulfillment with Big Bend Hospice.

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

🌅 Full-Time Day Shift | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

📅 3 Days On / 4 Days Off Schedule

💰 Weekend Shift Differential

🎉 Double-Time Pay for Holidays Worked

🏥 Work in the beautiful First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

🤝 Collaborative interdisciplinary team dedicated exclusively to hospice care

❤️ Meaningful work where every patient interaction makes a difference

📚 Continuing education and professional development opportunities

About the Role

As an Inpatient Unit Registered Nurse, you'll provide expert hospice nursing care to patients requiring short-term inpatient symptom management and end-of-life care. Working alongside physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides, and volunteers, you'll deliver compassionate, individualized care in a peaceful, state-of-the-art hospice environment.

Your responsibilities include:

Providing comprehensive nursing assessments and ongoing patient evaluations
Managing pain and complex symptoms using evidence-based hospice practices
Administering medications, treatments, and comfort-focused interventions
Collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized plans of care
Educating and supporting patients and families throughout the hospice journey
Documenting patient care accurately in the electronic medical record
Responding to changes in patient condition with clinical expertise and compassion
Promoting dignity, comfort, and quality of life for every patient

QualificationsQualifications

Required

Current Florida Registered Nurse (RN) License (or Compact License)
Minimum of one year of acute care nursing experience
Excellent assessment, communication, and critical thinking skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced clinical environment
Commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care

Preferred

Hospice or Palliative Care experience
Oncology, ICU, Emergency Department, or Medical-Surgical experience
CHPN Certification
BSN

Why Big Bend Hospice?

For more than 40 years, Big Bend Hospice has been the region's leader in hospice and palliative care. Our nurses practice with autonomy, compassion, and excellence while being supported by an outstanding interdisciplinary team.

The First Commerce Center for Compassionate Care provides a warm, peaceful, home-like environment where patients and families receive expert clinical care with dignity and respect. As part of our IPU team, you'll have the opportunity to practice hospice nursing at its highest level while making a profound impact on the lives of those we serve.

If you're looking for a nursing career with purpose, exceptional teamwork, and the opportunity to make every day meaningful, we invite you to apply today.