LPN Part Time Weekends

RELIEF HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC•Langdon Place, KY

3d•$58 - $87•Hybrid

About The Position

We're looking for a compassionate licensed practical nurse to join our team! We're a Home Health Agency headquartered in Hyannis, MA, providing nursing and patient care services to critical regions throughout Massachusetts. We take a sensitive approach to healthcare, meeting patients where we can support them most - at home. Great Benefits! This position is compensated using a pay per visit model. On average our clinicians see between 2 and 3 patients an hour earning between $58 – $87 per hour (calculated at $29 per visit). Relief Home Health Services, Inc. consists of a dedicated Psychiatric Home Health team working with patients with multiple co-morbidities including but not limited to: substance abuse, severe psychiatric issues, homelessness, and complex medical diagnoses. You will work with a comprehensive team, including collaborative community resources, whose goal is to reduce hospital utilization and improve patient outcomes.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved professional nursing program
Currently, licensed “in good standing” in MA
Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a professional nurse, preferably in-home care
Must have a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance
Must have a criminal background check
Must have current CPR certification
Must be able to read, write and communicate in English

Nice To Haves

Able to hear, speak, understand and communicate effectively in English, or a patient's native language with interpreter services.
Able to access patient’s homes that may not be handicap accessible.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing services within the scope of nursing practice standards
Collaborate with other medical professionals to educate patients and their families
Prepares & submits timely, clinical and progress notes within 24 hours of visit
Oversees coordination of patient services
Follows individualized Plan of Care (POC) and recommends necessary revisions based upon patient needs
Recommends “other” professional services that may be appropriate to the needs
Effectively communicates ongoing with patient and family progression/changes in POC
Effectively communicates with Supervisor/Nursing Director/other disciplines in the case
Actively communicates in the case conferencing sessions to establish best practices
Coordinates Community Services for the patient to assist in safe home care need
Ordering wound care supplies, and oxygen related supplies
Prepares patient medication planners per orders, & retrieves medications from the pharmacy when appropriate.
Case by case basis may be shared with RN
Other duties as assigned by RN including, but not limited to, obtaining verbal orders, office visit notes, completing medication reconciliation
Maintains weekly visit Quota as outlined in the job acceptance letter