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HospiceCare is a division of Florida Hospital System, an organization founded on the Seventh-day Adventist legacy of Christian health care.  HospiceCare encompasses physical, spiritual and emotional support provided through interdisciplinary teams which include nurses, home health aides, social workers, chaplains, therapists, volunteers, and physicians.

Considering a career in hospice?

Hospice care encompasses physical, spiritual and emotional support provided through interdisciplinary teams which include nurses, home health aides, social workers, chaplains, therapists, volunteers, and physicians. The patient and their loved ones are an integral part in the plan of care and decision are based on their wishes. Each team member has a part in the patient's care.

Below you will find a brief summary of the roles of the hospice team members. If you are interested in a career in the rewarding field of hospice, feel free to contact us at 386-671-2138 or fhms.hospicecare@fhms.org. You may also search the positions posted on the Florida Hospital employment site.  To link to our Human Resources Department, click here. 

 

Careers with HospiceCare

Hospice RN
The hospice RN case manager makes sure that everything is in place to carry out the care plan. This includes proper staff, equipment, supplies and medications. The hospice RN is highly trained in making patient assessments and providing all necessary care to ensure proper pain and symptom management and that the patient's needs are met.

Hospice Home Health Aide
The hospice home health aide or CNA is there to provide for the basic needs of the patient. Bathing, changing, feeding, checking of vital signs and reporting any significant changes in the patient's condition.

Hospice Social Worker
The hospice social worker evaluates the needs of the patient and their family upon admission. They specialize in helping the patient and family come to terms with terminal illness and to advocate for the patient's needs and rights. They may also act as a grief and/or bereavement counselor to the patient and their family.

Hospice Chaplain
The hospice chaplain can help the patient and their loved ones work through many of the whys of life and death. The chaplain is there to listen and offer spiritual support no matter the particular religious beliefs.

Hospice LPN
The hospice LPN (full-time and per diem) is the case assistant for the administration of the medical and nursing plan of care at the patient's place of residence and provides continous care and skilled nursing visits as needed.

Hospice Volunteer
The hospice volunteer provides various services to the patient, the family and the hospice. Whether reading, letter writing or just being a friendly visitor to the patient; or sitting with the patient so the family can have a break; or serving the hospice by helping with duties in the office, the volunteer is a very important part of the team and is required by Medicare.

Hospice Physician
The hospice physician or Medical Director works in conjunction with the patient's regular physician so that the patient receives the best care ensuring comfort and quality of life.