Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Licensed Practical Nurse needed and looking for caring, qualified individuals to become a part of our health care team.If you are committed to providing quality care, then we want you. We’re presently increasing our employee base in order to continue meeting the growing demand for our services.

Work as much or as little as you want with flexible scheduling to meet your individual needs.

The Licensed Practical Nurse assists patients/caregivers to assume responsibility for management of their care when Elite Senior Care team members are not present. The LPN provides patient care and coordinates the services of a multidisciplinary team in collaboration with the patient s physician

Essential Duties:

• Completes initial and ongoing comprehensive assessments of the patient s needs and requests at appropriate time points as assigned.
• Provides those services and/or treatments requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Participates in educating the patient and the family, and other caregivers to promote patient progress toward mutually established goals.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes.
• Coordinates services.
• Refers to other services as needed.
• Informs the physician and other staff of changes in the patient s needs.
• Evaluates outcomes of care.
• Supervises LPNs/LVNs and paraprofessionals providing care.
• Assigns home health aide to a specific patient.
• Participates in in-service training.
• Coordinates plans for patient discharge from services.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement measures.
• Follows accepted standards of nursing practice.
• Uses clinical decision making to efficiently and effectively manage an assigned patient population.
• Able to perform CPR.
• Able to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the workforce, both clinical and non-clinical.
• Able to perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks.
• Able to read and interpret technical instructions related to the care of the patient.
• Able to visually and aurally observe and assess the patient.
• Able to effectively deal with multiple changes based on patient needs and scheduling.
• Able to provide proof of valid driver’s license, if applicable.
• Able to provide proof of valid auto liability insurance if assignment(s) include driving own vehicle to transport patient.
• Able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely.
• Able to lift, reposition, and transfer patients.
• Able to travel within geographic area serviced by office.
• Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care.
• May have access to personal health information ( PHI ) necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.

Required Qualification:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and licensed to practice as an LPN in the state in which employed.
• License is active and in good standing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prefer at least 2 years of experience as a home care LPN.

Working Conditions:

• Work is normally performed in patient s home, schools, or occupational settings.
• Able to constantly travel locally from assignment to assignment.
• Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens and/or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment.
• Able to constantly stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist patients with standing and walking.
• Able to constantly grasp with thumb in opposition to fingers of palm, i.e. manipulate pen, knobs or objects.
• Medium physical activity that may require occasional lifting, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs. in order to carry out daily job functions and related activities that may be required.’

Required Materials:

• Resume
• 2 Work References

Drug Free Workplace

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check and sex offender registry check will be required for the finalist under consideration for this position.