LPN

Element Care•Gloucester, MA

20h

About The Position

The LPN contributes to participant assessment, care planning, implementation, and evaluation, documenting care in accordance with policies and standards and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. As a key member of the interdisciplinary team, the LPN supports complex care coordination, early identification of clinical concerns, chronic disease management, and individualized care plans that help participants remain safely in the community while reducing avoidable emergency room visits and hospitalizations. The role includes frequent local travel and visits to participants in home care environments. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with no nights, weekends, or holidays.

Requirements

Current Licensed Practical Nurse license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
At least two years of experience with the geriatric population.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
Ability to travel locally frequently using a personal vehicle.
Ability to quickly recognize situations or problems before they become acute, implement effective solutions, and understand consequences.
Ability to pass a fit test; the position requires use of a mask where a tight seal is critical, and facial hair must not interfere with the respirator seal.

Nice To Haves

COVID vaccination is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage an assigned participant caseload in collaboration with the Registered Nurse and interdisciplinary team.
Monitor participants for changes in condition, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, falls, wounds, medication concerns, or psychosocial changes, and promptly communicate findings to the RN, provider, and appropriate team members.
Coordinate scheduled nursing visits and communicate participant care needs, changes, and follow-up requirements to the care team.
Support urgent care and early intervention initiatives to reduce unnecessary emergency room use and preventable hospital admissions.
Participate in monitoring and follow-up of acute conditions, including post-emergency-room and post-hospitalization care coordination; help identify participants appropriate for urgent home-based interventions and promptly communicate changes in condition.
Reinforce participant and caregiver education about using on-call and urgent care resources and when to contact Element Care before seeking emergency services.
Visit assigned participants in their home care environments during work hours.
Contribute to participant assessments and review participant history, information from other interdisciplinary team members, diagnostic data, and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
Contribute to assessments and reassessments according to participant needs.
Follow and contribute to individualized plans of care based on participant needs, assessment findings, participant and family input, and the medical plan of care.
Review and update care plans with the interdisciplinary team to reflect changing participant needs.
Implement plans of care through direct participant care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of healthcare team activities.
Provide care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, promoting continuity through accurate and timely communication.
Administer prescribed medications and provide basic patient care or treatments.
Evaluate participant and family responses to care and teaching, and contribute to care-plan revisions as needed.
Assist the healthcare team in evaluating participant progress toward goals and expected outcomes.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in participant records.
Perform other duties as assigned.