Home Health & Hospice LVN Per Diem
About The Position
Solid Care Home Health & Neocare Palliative Hospice, Inc. is an agency in Woodland Hills, CA that specializes in palliative care, generally from birth to advanced age. We're family-centric rather than patient-centric. Our team works closely with the family and the physician to deliver seamless physical, psychosocial, and spiritual care. We are professional, agile and supportive. LVN Field Nurse for San Diego. You MUST live within this area. We are seeking a compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse to join our care team, who's responsibility is to provide quality care to our patients. Assessing patient's medical conditions, maintaining patient's comfort, meeting the needs of individuals within their home environments, along with providing their loved ones with guidance and support.
Requirements
- Must have valid/current California Licensed Vocational Nursing License
- Must have at least 1 year of recent LVN experience in home health, hospice, palliative care, acute care &/or skilled nursing
- Current CPR/BLS
- Current CA driver’s license with proof of insurance, reliable transportation and willingness to drive to patient's location
- Must have compassion, patience, be honest and dependable
Responsibilities
- Under the direction of a Registered Nurse, the Licensed Vocational Nurse is responsible for providing skilled nursing and direct patient care to assigned.
- Responsibilities include following the plan of care, providing treatments, and working collaboratively with the members of the team
- Conduct home visits for patients (Travel required for patient visits).
- Ability to work with terminally ill patients and their families
- Demonstrates competency in performance of skilled nursing functions
- Good communication with physician, caregivers, family, and hospice team members
- Uses equipment and supplies effectively and efficiently
- Provide accurate and maintains timely patient documentation (Charting)
- Provides appropriate pain/symptom management
- Evaluates patient’s response to treatments/medications
- Performs job compliance with agency policies, procedures and applicable laws
- Participates in quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities, including professional growth and development
Benefits
- Flexible schedule
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