Licensed Practical Nurse

Serenity Hospice provides caring and compassionate hospice care services to patients and families throughout New Jersey. Our mission is to alleviate pain and symptoms; foster a state of calmness and harmony; and encourage an appreciation of family, friends, and life experiences.

Serenity Hospice is looking to add a dedicated and compassionate LPN / Licensed Practical Nurse to maintain the comfort and optimize the quality of life of terminally ill patients and their families under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. This position will oversee our Lower North territory (Essex/Hudson/Union County)

Responsibilities:

• Provide direct care at the patient’s place of residence as indicated.
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team to assure that the aims of continuity and comprehensiveness of care are accomplished.
• Understand Hospice philosophy, principles of death / dying.
• Compassionate communication with their patients and their families.
• Provides professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of nursing process.
• Collaborates with the patient and family to promote the physical well-being and address coping issues that may arise.
• Prepare documentation for the clinical record per Hospice standards in a timely manner.
• Participate in taking on-call responsibilities as necessary including weekends and evenings.
• Adhere to practice of confidentiality regarding patients, families, staff and the organization.
• Have observation skills and knowledge of when to alert doctors and other staff about changes in the patient’s condition.
• Reporting patient’s status regularly to RN Case Manager.
• Oversee Serenity Hospice Home Health Aides in the Facility.
• Assesses for infection control for protection of the patient as well as family/caregiver and staff safety, as well as reporting any suspicious infection to the infection control nurse and or hospice supervisors.
• Will be committed to ensuring that Serenity Hospice Care provides care and services of the highest quality and safety, and will continually strive to improve performance.

Requirements:

• Licensed Practical Nurse in the state of New Jersey.
• Must be able to Read/Write/Speak Spanish
• Hospice experience preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Computer proficiency.
• Current driver’s license and auto insurance.
• Unlimited access to a reliable car.

We offer a competitive salary based on experience and a generous benefit package including Health, Dental, Matched 401(k) and PTO Days.

Serenity Hospice Care provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.