Hospice of Southern is a community-based, not-for-profit, free-standing hospice. The mission of our company is to enhance the quality of life for individuals and their loved ones touched by a terminal illness. Hospice of Southern Illinois is committed to providing compassionate, quality hospice services to individuals with a life-limiting illness and their families in 27 counties in Southern Illinois and St. Louis Metro-East communities. We have been providing compassionate care to terminally ill patients and their families in their home or a home-like setting since 1981. Our reputation is a direct result of our desire to do more than what is required or expected. This can be seen in the passion and commitment of our employees and volunteers to provide excellent hospice care through all the services we provide.
In addition, to serving our communities, we value our employees. Our core values of integrity, excellence, respect, dignity, and diversity shape and inspire our organizational culture to stay true to our mission, guide our brand and growth, empower our employees, and achieve our goals. Our employees feel valued, satisfied and part of a positive organizational culture, therefore, our patients and their families directly benefit from a more motivated and dynamic administrative and patient-care teams. We consider it a privilege to care for individuals’ and their families’ end-of-life needs. A career in hospice care at Hospice of Southern Illinois is a calling. Our approach is comprised of a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacist, nurses, hospice aides, social workers, bereavement counselors, administrative staff, and volunteers who all work together to provide the highest quality end-of-life care.
Hospice of Southern Illinois has an ongoing commitment to people and to fair employment practices. As we have grown and expanded throughout the years, our work force has become more diverse. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment sustains our ability to realize our fullest potential. Diversity and inclusion fosters new ideas and supports the many talents each individual brings to the organization. Hospice of Southern Illinois benefits from the creativity and innovative results when our employees who have different experiences, perspectives and cultures work together. We believe an inclusive, diverse work force expands our base of knowledge, skills and cross-cultural understanding, which in turn, enables us to understand, relate and respond to our diverse and changing world. (EOE)