LPN-Home Health

EvergreenHealth•Woodinville, WA

1d•Remote

About The Position

EvergreenHealth is one of the largest, most innovative stand-alone Home Health providers in the nation, dedicated to serving patients and families in the Pacific Northwest since 1992. They provide care from Everett to South Seattle and beyond, allowing compassionate, skilled providers to work in their own community. The interdisciplinary team works together to enrich the health and wellbeing of every life they touch, composed of Nurses (RN & LPN), Certified Wound Care Specialists, Psychiatric Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Social Workers, and Certified Nursing Assistants (Home Health Aides). As an employee, EvergreenHealth supports staff through innovative technologies like Epic for streamlined workflows, flexible and customized careers with flexible schedules and work/life balance, and a variety of territories close to home. They offer training from experienced preceptors, professional development through tuition assistance, paid CEUs, and leadership pathways. The organization maintains low staff-to-patient ratios, a commitment to building an inclusive and diverse workforce, and a culture of safety, recognized with an "A" grade for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group and as a Top General Hospital for quality and safety. This role is responsible for providing nursing services to patients in their homes under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, following a physician-ordered plan of treatment.

Requirements

Currently licensed as a LPN in the State of Washington
Current Washington State Driver’s license and proof of insurability
Current Healthcare Provider BLS certification by date of hire
Reliable transportation
Demonstrates ability to communicate clinical / educational knowledge to others (i.e., students, staff, patients and families, caregivers).
Demonstrates skills to complete the nursing competency assessment checklist.
Demonstrates knowledge of new trends and techniques in nursing.

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care in the patient’s home.
Coordinates the patient and family/significant other education process
Continuously plans, implements, and evaluates patient care, incorporating patient and family/significant other into the process
Participates with physician partners and other interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement patient and family/significant other plan of care.
Communicates effectively all relevant information (e.g., patient information, safety issues, problems with equipment, quality issues, etc.) to immediate supervisor and/or RN case manager, in timely way.
Communicates and documents changes in patient condition, on a timely basis, to charge nurse/supervisor, RN case manager and/or physician.
Delivers nursing care within established standards of care, hospital and unit guidelines, policies and procedures.