Licensed Practical Nurse- Hospice (Field)

Halifax Health • Edgewater, FL

49d • Onsite

About The Position

The Field Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct patient care to hospice patients in a variety of settings and levels of care under the direct supervision of an RN. Days/Nights/Weekends/Holidays as assigned to provide 24 hours a day, 7 days a week care assigned to a variety of teams/duties. Responsibilities include: • Providing care to the terminally ill patient • Reinforcing patient and family training and education • Performing patient assessment and documentation • Participating in the comprehensive Interdisciplinary Plan of Care • Participating in the Quality Improvement activities All services will be provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as assigned to a variety of teams and duties. Nights and weekends. On-Call rotations as assigned.

Requirements

• Valid Driver's license with a good driving record
• Personal car in good working order
• Valid Florida license for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• BLS and IV certification per department requirement
• Minimum 1 year experience in Medical Surgery Nursing or equivalent Hospice experience preferred
• Graduated from an accredited nursing program, must meet criteria for employment by Halifax Health
• Demonstrates good interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
• Providing nursing care to pediatric, adolescent, and geriatric patients
• Works under the direction of a Registered Nurse
• Demonstrates ability to cope with stress, maturity and emotional stability

Nice To Haves

• Hospice experience

Responsibilities

• Providing care to the terminally ill patient
• Reinforcing patient and family training and education
• Performing patient assessment and documentation
• Participating in the comprehensive Interdisciplinary Plan of Care
• Participating in the Quality Improvement activities
• Performs all nursing duties, tasks and all requirements of hospice patients and family in a variety of settings.
• Reports changes to supervising RN
• Performs and documents in EMR (Electronic Medical Record) all required physical assessments with a high rate of accuracy/efficiency which reflect the patients current condition/Level of Care and all work is completed within agency guidelines
• Documents care provided per the comprehensive interdisciplinary plan of care to reflect patient and family needs
• Represents Halifax Health Hospice (HH-H) and utilizes effective communication methods and skills with all patients, family, facility staff, referral sources and coworkers
• Demonstrates a positive, informative and productive working relationship with all members of the IDG (Interdisciplinary Group) internal and external customers.
• Professional working relationships are maintained with hospitals and nursing homes. ALFs, Physicians' offices and all internal and external customers
• Demonstrates nursing procedure in accordance with current hospital, hospice and team standards, policies and procedures. Patient needs are met appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates a knowledge of best practice in end-of-life care and support, pain and symptom management. Documentation in the medical record reflects appropriate interventions are used for optimal and ongoing pain and symptom management
• Maintains communication with the community physicians/ hospice medical team
• Identifies educational needs and provides appropriate training to patient/family.
• Works as assigned to assist in providing direct patient care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays
• Meets or Exceeds productivity standards for assigned position
• Maintains all company owned equipment in good working order
• Participates in orientation, supervision and education of new employees as assigned.
• Attends HH-H team, and General Staff Meetings or other End of Life In-services as required
• Meets Educational requirements for licensure and seeks appropriate education to enhance job performance
• Participates in QI activities as assigned
• Demonstrates professional development in the performance of their nursing practice
• Reports to work when scheduled (refer to Attendance Policy)
• Maintains a professional appearance that demonstrates a positive self-image (refer to Professional Appearance Expectations Policy)
• Maintain Patient confidentiality and professional boundaries (refer to Professional Boundaries Policy)
• Follows legal and ethical guidelines in providing nursing care
• Maintains competence and ongoing development of professional/clinical knowledge base through continuing education
• Maintains educational requirements for licensure and certifications required for specific clinical area

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree