LPN - Home Health - Offsite - Full Time - Days at AdventHealth in Ormond Beach, Florida

Job Description:

Description

LPN AdventHealth Palm Coast

Location Address: 100% travel position

Work Hours/Shift:

Full Time Days

Our Mission is to extend the healing ministry of Christ.

Employees are hired to help Adventist Health System extend the healing ministry of Christ. They are expected to exhibit a continuous behavior of professionalism, which includes but is not limited to, treating customers and co-workers with respect and dignity, aligning behavior with customer service principles, maintaining customer and patient confidentiality, abiding by employee guidelines for professional behavior, appearance, and communication, exhibiting teamwork behaviors, being effective in conflict resolution, helping others to understand issues and accept changes, demonstrating high standards of work performance and flexibility, maintaining positive interdepartmental relationships, keeping a positive attitude, and adhering to the policies and procedures of the organization. 

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Provides vocational nursing services under the supervision of an RN, to patients in their homes.

You will be responsible for:

• Performs care of assigned patients. Ensures assessment and documentation of continued skilled need, monitoring of homebound status, completes interdisciplinary communication, and discharge planning.
• Initial and on-going assessment of patient in their home according to agency policies and procedures including OASIS and follows State and Federal requirements.
• Addresses all nursing diagnoses identified in the Plan of Care.
• Ongoing evaluation and education of client in holistic manner.        Reassess the patient within 48 hours following a change in patient condition or discharge from a 24 hour or longer hospital stay.
• Communicates with RN Case Manager, Clinical Coordinator and physician for direction and clarification when concerns are noted.  (Ex: pain management, medical status, anticoagulation lab and medication management.  Communicates with team to facilitate interdisciplinary continuity of care and appropriate discharge planning. 
• Participates in case conferences and other case reviews.
• Receives and provides hand-off report to RN Case Manager.
• Assures physician orders for care meet regulatory requirements.
• Supervision of LPN and Home Health Aides team members with a home visit every two weeks.
• Provides accurate, current documentation according to agency /regulatory policy and procedures within 24 hrs.
• Maintains proficiency in clinical assessment skills.
• Schedules visits to facilitate patient needs.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings.
• Completes assigned schedule in timely manner
• Participates in Performance Improvement studies as requested.
• Demonstrates good time management skills.

• Licensed Practical Nurse licensed in the state of Florida
  
• Basic Life Support certification
  
• Valid Florida driver’s license, safe driving record and reliable transportation
  
• Minimum 1 year nursing experience as an LPN with skills in cardiac, med/surg, or critical care nursing
  
• Experience working with the adult or geriatric population
  
• Must be fluent in the English language
  
• Background check meets organizational guidelines
  

This facility is an equal opportunity employer and complies with federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws, regulations and ordinances.