Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse

Sr Companies; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Sr Companies in Clearwater is recruiting LPNs for First Senior Home Health Clearwater. Roles are full-time or PRN in the Clearwater area, providing skilled nursing care under RN supervision.

Responsibilities include assisting with plans of care, performing procedures under orders, documenting patient status, and teaching patients self-care techniques. Florida LPN license and CPR are required.

Qualifications

• Must be graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must be licensed in Florida as an LPN.
• 1+ years experience in community/home health or hospital setting preferred.
• Knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
• Strong organization and time-management skills.
• Criminal background check required.
• Current CPR certification required (online certification not accepted).

Responsibilities

• Assist the Registered Nurse in carrying out the plan of care.
• Assist with specialized procedures as directed by the RN under physician orders.
• Assist in developing and evaluating the patient care plan.
• Provide patient education on self-care techniques.
• Support teamwork and participate in staff conferences.
• Record clinical notes and report patient changes and symptoms.
• Participate in rehabilitation activities per care plan.

Skills

Nursing skills

Education

Graduate from accredited School of Nursing

Florida LPN license

Tools

Medicare knowledge

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: First Senior Home Health Clearwater - Clearwater, FL 33762

Salary Range: $25.00 - $32.00 Starting at $25 Per Visit, Depending on Experience

Now Hiring for LPNs!! Full-Time or PRN positions Available in the Clearwater Area

DUTIES

• Provide skilled nursing care, under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse.
• Perform selected skilled actions in the provision of curative, rehabilitative, palliative, or preventative nursing care.
• Is responsible, and accountable, for making decisions that are based on the individual's nursing experience and educational preparation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist the Registered Nurse in carrying out the plan of care.
• Assist the Registered Nurse in performing specialized procedures, as directed, by the Registered Nurse under physician's orders.
• Assist with the preparation, implementation, and continuing evaluation of the patient care plan.
• Recognize, and understand, the effects of social and economic problems upon patients and provides for the emotional and physical comfort and safety of patients.
• Help teach the patient the appropriate self-care techniques.
• Foster cooperative effort, among personnel, by understanding the functions of other persons involved in patient care and by active participation in team and staff conferences.
• Assume responsibility for personal and vocational growth and development, through active participation in nursing organizations and participating in in-service programs and other on the job learning.
• Prepare clinical and progress notes (not to include admission).
• Observe, record, and report, to the appropriate person, patient symptoms, reactions, and changes including:
  • The general physical and mental condition of patients and signs and symptoms, which may be indicative of changes in condition.
  • Stresses in human relationships, between the patients and staff personnel, and between patients and their families and visitors.
• Assist with the rehabilitation of patients, according to the medical care plan, by encouraging the interests and special aptitudes of the patient and encouraging patients to help themselves using their own capabilities.
• Further assist, in rehabilitation, by reporting any abnormality in the patient’s range of motion, body mechanics, or body alignment.
• Actively participate in nursing organizations; promote, and participate in, in-service programs.

TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES

The Licensed Practical Nurse, with the education and proven clinical competence, may perform certain treatments/procedures, provided the Home Health Agency’s policies and the State’s Regulatory Acts allow their performance. Only advance LPNs, with documented skill in performing these functions, may:

• Administer medications
• Hang I.V.s premixed with medications
• Hang hydrating fluid without medications
• Start peripheral I.V.s
• Flush peripheral lines with saline or heparin solutions
• Inspect insertion sites, change dressings, and remove peripheral I.V. needles/catheters
• Calculate and adjust flow rates
• Check blood with a Registered Nurse

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Must be licensed in the state of Florida, as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
• One, or more, years of experience, in community/home health agency or in a hospital setting, is preferred.
• Must have knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.
• Must have a working knowledge of home healthcare, and the principles and techniques of professional nursing, and required documentation that pertains to it.
• Should be skillful in organization, and in the principles of time management, and have knowledge of management processes.
• Must be able to contribute to the quality of care being rendered, through constructive communication with nursing managers and staff.
• Must have a criminal background check.
• Must have a current CPR certification. Online certification is not accepted.

For Florida Applicants: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/