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Mount Vernon, IL
Registered Nurse Hospice jobs in Mount Vernon, IL
3 open roles from 1 employer. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
What these openings look like
All 3 are at SSM Health. Every one publishes a pay range, and they run $32.77 to $52.43 an hour. They are a mix of part time and full time. The most recent went up on Oct 2, 2026.
Every listing links to the employer's own application. Nothing is posted here on their behalf, and nothing is reposted from anywhere else.
Open roles
What it pays here
Only some employers publish a range. These are the ones that did, as written in their own postings:
- $32.77–$52.43 an hour
What they ask registered nurse hospice candidates here
Drawn from the 3 open postings on this page. The ones that come up across several employers are near the top.
Walk me through your first visit with a new hospice patient and their family at home.
What they are checking: Whether they can assess symptoms, the home and the family's needs while building trust from the start.
A patient's pain isn't controlled and the family is afraid of giving more morphine. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can teach families about comfort medications and ease fears about addiction or hastening death.
How do you recognize that a patient is entering the last days of life, and how do you prepare the family?
What they are checking: Whether they know the signs of active dying and can explain them gently so families aren't frightened.
Tell me about a time you supported a family through a death. What did you learn from it?
What they are checking: Whether they bring real compassion and steadiness to grief, which is the core of hospice nursing.
This territory covers nine counties, including Jefferson, Marion and Franklin. How do you manage your time and safety when driving long distances between visits?
What they are checking: Whether they can plan routes, handle rural travel and stay organized across a wide area.
You get a call at night that a patient is having trouble breathing and the family is panicking. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can calm the family over the phone, guide comfort measures and decide when to visit.
How do you work with the hospice team, like the social worker, chaplain and aide, to coordinate the plan of care?
What they are checking: Whether they see hospice as interdisciplinary care and keep everyone informed about the patient.
Family members disagree about the patient's care, and one wants to call 911. How do you handle that?
What they are checking: Whether they can help families talk through the patient's wishes and stay calm in conflict.
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