Compassionate Hospice LPN - Home Care & On-Call

Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO; Sikeston (MO); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is seeking a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to provide skilled hospice care in patients\' homes, nursing homes, or private facilities. The role requires adherence to CMS regulations, physician orders, and agency policies, with timely documentation of care and observations.

The LPN will participate in IDG meetings, manage medication reconciliation weekly, and follow established care plans while communicating changes to the physician and R.N.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled care to patients in accordance with agency policies, physician orders, and CMS regulations for Hospice.
• Makes pertinent nursing observations and communicates these to the R.N. Staff Nurse, TCM, Hospice physician and/or IDG team when appropriate and document in a timely manner.
• Participate and attend IDG meetings as scheduled and document IDG notes.
• Take on call rotation as scheduled
• Maintains current clinical notes in EMR, reflecting updates to plan of care and care provided.
• Inform doctor of changes in patient's conditions, with documentation of changes in narrative notes.
• Review medication profile and reconcile medications weekly.
• Assists the R.N. in performing specialized duties.
• Reports any identified needs or potential problems of patients or family members to the R.N. in a timely manner.
• Follow the plan of care as initiated by the R.N./physician.
• Follows state guidelines and policies as far as the scope of practice for an LPN in homecare/Hospice.
• Provides accurate information to patients/families as outlined in the nursing care plan.

Job description

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is seeking a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to provide skilled hospice care in patients\' homes, nursing homes, or private facilities. The role requires adherence to CMS regulations, physician orders, and agency policies, with timely documentation of care and observations.

The LPN will participate in IDG meetings, manage medication reconciliation weekly, and follow established care plans while communicating changes to the physician and R.N.