PRN Hospice Nurse Practitioner - Rockford, IL
Posted Sep 14, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
What experience do you have in hospice or palliative care, and what draws you to it?
What they are checking: Real commitment to end-of-life care and a sense of what they already know.
Tell me about a time you helped a family through a very difficult conversation.
What they are checking: Compassion and communication skills during grief and conflict.
How do you work with hospice nurses, social workers and chaplains on a plan of care?
What they are checking: Whether they value the interdisciplinary team rather than working alone.
How do you take care of yourself in work that involves frequent loss?
What they are checking: Self-awareness and resilience for long-term hospice work.
What would you do
A family is upset that their loved one is getting morphine because they think it will speed up death. How do you talk with them?
What they are checking: Whether they can explain comfort care honestly and ease fears without dismissing them.
This is a PRN role. How would you get up to speed on patients you have not seen before?
What they are checking: Whether they review the record and talk with the team so their visits are safe and consistent.
About the work
Walk me through how you assess and manage pain in a hospice patient who can no longer speak.
What they are checking: Use of nonverbal pain scales and safe opioid titration in end-of-life care.
What do you look for when doing a face-to-face visit for hospice recertification?
What they are checking: Knowledge of documenting decline and eligibility, which keeps the patient's hospice benefit in place.
How do you manage terminal agitation or restlessness?
What they are checking: Clinical knowledge of common end-of-life symptoms and the medications used for them.
A patient wants to stop all their medications. How do you decide what to stop?
What they are checking: Thoughtful deprescribing that focuses on comfort and the patient's goals.
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