LPN Homecare Float | FT Nights - Alachua County

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct patient care in accordance with applicable laws and organizational policies. The LPN supports the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care in hospice and palliative care settings, performing assigned clinical tasks and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal outcomes for patients and caregivers.

Position Details

• Days/Hours: Nights; 3x12 shifts, 8pm-8am weekdays with some weekends, usually one weekend a month
• Work Coverage Area: Alachua County area; Gainesville and Lake City; home care with some local Assisted Living Facilities
• Certification Required: ** IV Certification **
• Compensation: $27.00 - $32.00/hr, plus extra paid driving mileage; full benefits package plus 23 days annual PTO
• Sign On Bonus Eligible: Yes $2,000

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Completes assessment of patients regularly and on-going as patients’ conditions warrants.
• Provides patient care in accordance with physician orders and patient/family goals, directed by the Care Plan; provides post-mortem care per policy.
• Demonstrates awareness and maintenance of Universal Precautions.
• Provides emotional support to patient/caregiver.
• Teaches patient/caregiver as appropriate to situation, plan of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of medications, including medication administration.
• Demonstrates competency in skills identified, maintaining completion of annual competency of these skills per agency standard.
• Follows company policies and guidelines related to specific job functions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Coordinates implementation of Plan of Care so that:

• Communicates timely, thoroughly, professionally with Medical Director, Home/LTC Team Manager/designee, Inpatient unit team members (as appropriate), Home and LTC teams, patient/family, other Community Hospice departments.
• Evaluates services provided to patients, apprising Inpatient Unit Manager /designee if compliments/concerns or opportunities for improvement are expressed.
• Facilitates transfers into the Inpatient Facility (if appropriate) further ensuring continuity of care of Hospice services.

Completes documentation so that:

• Charts patient condition/changes every 1 hour during shift. (For CIC cases only).
• Documentation completed is reflective of patient care given, services provided, relevant to Continuous Care criteria and death/discharge process. Any concerns noted, patient status; is legible, neat; is accurate, thorough, completed in a timely manner.
• Documents relevant to the Medication Administration, Narcotic Administration, and accountability and destruction of medication following patient death.
• Care Plans are kept current, applicable to patient and patient needs.
• Incident Reports are completed accurately and submitted immediately to the Nursing Support Service Manager/designee.

Licenses & Certifications

• IV Certification required
• Valid LPN License
• State of Florida driver’s license with driving record acceptable to Community Hospice insurance carrier.
• Current BLS

Education & Experiences

Any combination of education and/or experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be acceptable. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Graduate from an accredited Practical Nursing Program
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in acute care setting, long term care setting or home health setting as an LPN.
• Reliable transportation that allows employees to shift work locations when needed.
• Furnish one or more active telephone numbers that enables management to contact employee should an unexpected change of work location be required.