LPN Homecare Float | FT Nights | Lake City Area

Community Hospice & Palliative Care•Lake City, FL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct patient care in accordance with applicable laws and organizational policies. The LPN supports the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care in hospice and palliative care settings, performing assigned clinical tasks and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal outcomes for patients and caregivers.

Requirements

IV Certification required
Valid LPN License
State of Florida driver’s license with driving record acceptable to Community Hospice insurance carrier.
Current BLS
Graduate from an accredited Practical Nursing Program
Minimum of one (1) year experience in acute care setting, long term care setting or home health setting as an LPN.
Reliable transportation that allows employees to shift work locations when needed.
Furnish one or more active telephone numbers that enables management to contact employee should an unexpected change of work location be required.

Responsibilities

Completes assessment of patients regularly and on-going as patients’ conditions warrants.
Provides patient care in accordance with physician orders and patient/family goals, directed by the Care Plan; provides post-mortem care per policy.
Demonstrates awareness and maintenance of Universal Precautions.
Provides emotional support to patient/caregiver.
Teaches patient/caregiver as appropriate to situation, plan of care.
Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of medications, including medication administration.
Demonstrates competency in skills identified, maintaining completion of annual competency of these skills per agency standard.
Follows company policies and guidelines related to specific job functions.
Other duties as assigned.
Communicates timely, thoroughly, professionally with Medical Director, Home/LTC Team Manager/designee, Inpatient unit team members (as appropriate), Home and LTC teams, patient/family, other Community Hospice departments.
Evaluates services provided to patients, apprising Inpatient Unit Manager /designee if compliments/concerns or opportunities for improvement are expressed.
Facilitates transfers into the Inpatient Facility (if appropriate) further ensuring continuity of care of Hospice services.
Charts patient condition/changes every 1 hour during shift. (For CIC cases only).
Documentation completed is reflective of patient care given, services provided, relevant to Continuous Care criteria and death/discharge process.
Documents relevant to the Medication Administration, Narcotic Administration, and accountability and destruction of medication following patient death.
Care Plans are kept current, applicable to patient and patient needs.
Incident Reports are completed accurately and submitted immediately to the Nursing Support Service Manager/designee.