Per diem Admissions/Team Nurse

Mission Hospice and Home Care

San Mateo, CA Posted Mar 22, 2026
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Job Description

g diagnosis through death and bereavement.
The Admissions/Team Nurse provides coverage for Nurse Case Managers to cover patient/staffing needs and processes admissions for eligible hospice patients in coordination with Team Manager.
Schedule:
Per diem; 2 days a week or 6 shifts per month; 11:00am - 7:00pm
Location:
San Mateo County with occasional travel to the city of San Ramon
Mission Hospice & Home Care follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel.

Responsibilities
• Make in-person nursing visits to patients as assigned, or as indicated when case managing.
• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene and evaluate following patient/family needs and goals.
• Provide effective management of symptoms, including prompt escalation to providers or others as indicated.
• Coordinate patient/family services and prioritization of needs with the members of the transdisciplinary team or outside providers/services.
• Make telephone contact and/or conduct assessment visits with potential hospice patients to provide information on agency services and assess patient status.

Requirements
• One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California.

Nice-to-haves
• Experience in acute care/ home health and/or hospice setting preferred.
• Public Health Nursing certification highly desirable.
• HPNA certification preferred.

Qualifications

  • One year experience as a professional nurse in the past three years or Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited School of Nursing
  • Current license as a registered professional nurse in the State of California

Benefits

  • Per diem; 2 days a week or 6 shifts per month; 11:00am - 7:00pm

Responsibilities

  • The Admissions/Team Nurse provides coverage for Nurse Case Managers to cover patient/staffing needs and processes admissions for eligible hospice patients in coordination with Team Manager
  • Mission Hospice & Home Care follows all CDPH vaccine requirements for healthcare personnel
  • Make in-person nursing visits to patients as assigned, or as indicated when case managing
  • Use the nursing process to assess, plan, intervene and evaluate following patient/family needs and goals
  • Provide effective management of symptoms, including prompt escalation to providers or others as indicated
  • Coordinate patient/family services and prioritization of needs with the members of the transdisciplinary team or outside providers/services
  • Make telephone contact and/or conduct assessment visits with potential hospice patients to provide information on agency services and assess patient status