Afterhours RN Hospice
Company: Optum
Location: Olympia
Posted on: January 30, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Explore opportunities with Assured Home Health
and Hospice, a part of LHC Group, a leading post-acute care partner
for hospitals, physicians and families nationwide. As members of
the Optum family of businesses, we are dedicated to helping people
feel their best, including our team members who create meaningful
connections with patients, their families, each other and the
communities we serve. Find a home for your career here. Join us and
embrace a culture of Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the
Afterhours Registered Nurse's your primary focus is to conduct
comprehensive and timely delivery of hospice care for patients and
their families after regular business hours, including at night and
on the weekends. Primary Responsibilities: - Able to triage patient
needs over the phone until a nurse can provide an in-person visit -
Responds appropriately and with urgency to crisis calls from
patients and families afterhours - Makes the initial nursing
evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services, as part
of a patient visit, within forty-eight (48) hours of referral if
assigned - Competent to perform afterhours visits including
admission visits, death visits, recertification visits, and routine
visits - Identifies the patient/family's physical, psychosocial,
emotional, and environmental needs and reassess them as needed, no
less than every fifteen (15) days - Documents problems, appropriate
goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an
environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on
what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide
development for other roles you may be interested in. Required
Qualifications: - Current unrestricted RN licensure in the state of
practice experience - Current CPR Certification - 1 years of
clinical experience - Current driver's license, valid vehicle
insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle, or public
transportation Pay is based on several factors including but not
limited to local labor markets, education, work experience,
certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits
such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and
recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution
(all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter
where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a
far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for
this role will range from $28.27 to $50.48 per hour based on
full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as
applicable LHCJobs At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help
people live healthier lives and make the health system work better
for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality,
age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their
healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many
barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by
people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with
lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the
environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that
addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an
enterprise priority reflected in our mission. UnitedHealth Group is
an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local,
state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. UnitedHealth Group
is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug
test before beginning employment.
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