RN (Hospice) Part Time

Adventist Health
Bakersfield, CA

Our home health and hospice agencies are located throughout California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. They serve the entire community and offer personalized in-home care, and many have been recipients of Home Care Elite awards.


So whether you're looking for the buzz of a large city, the tranquility of nearby mountain bike trails or something in between, we encourage you to explore our organization.

Job Summary:

Provides compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals with terminal illnesses, focusing on comfort, dignity, and quality of life. Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary team to deliver skilled nursing care in homes, facilities, or hospice centers. Assesses patient needs, manages symptoms, administers medications, educates families, and coordinates care plans. Supports patients and their loved ones through end-of-life care, ensuring emotional, spiritual, and clinical needs are met in accordance with hospice philosophy and regulatory standards.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN): Preferred
  • Five years' hospice nursing experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

  • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the state of practice: Required
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification or Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) certification from approved vendor per AH policy: Required
  • Valid Driver’s License (DL) and must be at least 21 years of age or older: Required
  • Current automobile insurance and a reliable automobile: Required

Essential Functions:

  • Conducts initial and ongoing assessments of patients’ physical, emotional, psychosocial, and spiritual needs and develop and update individualized plans of care in coordination with physicians and the interdisciplinary team.
  • Delivers skilled nursing care including medication management, pain and symptom control, and wound care and educate patients and families on disease process, symptom expectations, medications, and hospice philosophy. Provides emotional support and crisis intervention to patients and families as needed.
  • Communicates regularly with RN case managers, physicians, social workers, chaplains, hospice aides, and other team members. Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to review and revise care plans.
  • Ensures timely and accurate documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR) in compliance with regulatory requirements. Ensures compliance with all Medicare, Medicaid, and state/federal hospice regulations.
  • Participates in the on-call rotation and respond promptly to after-hours patient needs.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.


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Posted 2026-04-09

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