External (Posting) Title Licensed Practical Nurse Telehealth

Zenova; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

EAP

Life Insurance

HSA

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to support Telehealth services, delivering patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

This role emphasizes remote access and virtual technology, providing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and safety practices; documenting encounters and communicating with the health care team.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of one year correctional healthcare or clinical experience.
• Current LPN/LVN licensure in the state of employment; CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist with patient assessments, treatment planning, and patient teaching under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Implement individualized treatment programs and therapeutic plans as directed by the Health Care Practitioner.
• Support onsite staff using remote access and virtual technology.
• Provide clinical and technical care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and safety practices.
• Document nursing encounters and communicate patient information to nursing staff, physicians, supervisory personnel, and other staff as necessary.

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Job description

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Licensed Practical Nurse Telehealth assists in delivering patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. This role supports individualized treatment programs and guides patient teaching based on demonstrated competencies. The position assists onsite staff with remote access and virtual technology while providing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols. The Licensed Practical Nurse Telehealth also documents nursing encounters and communicates patient information to the appropriate healthcare team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with patient assessments, treatment planning, and patient teaching under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Implement individualized treatment programs and therapeutic diet plans as directed by the Health Care Practitioner.
• Support onsite staff using remote access and virtual technology.
• Provide clinical and technical care in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and safety practices.
• Document nursing encounters and communicate patient information to nursing staff, physicians, supervisory personnel, and other staff as necessary.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Experience

• Prefer a minimum of one (1) year correctional healthcare experience or
• A minimum of one (1) year clinical experience.

Licenses/Certifications

• Have and maintain current licensure as a Licensed Practical/Licensed Vocational Nurse within the state of employment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an affirmative action employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.