Hospice Licensed Practical Nurse

Principle Choice Home Healthcare; Oklahoma City (OK); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 52.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Principle Choice Home Healthcare in Oklahoma City seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide bedside nursing care for hospice patients under RN supervision. You will perform assessments, administer medications, and support patients and families during end-of-life care.

You must hold an active Oklahoma LPN license, current BCLS, and have strong communication and compassionate skills. A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are required.

Qualifikationen

• Oklahoma LPN license active.
• Current Basic Life Support (BCLS) certification.
• 2–3 years hospice LPN experience preferred.
• Driver's license with reliable transportation.
• Excellent communication and empathy in patient care.
• Knowledge of infection control practices and safety rules.

Aufgaben

• Provide skilled nursing care under RN supervision.
• Record patient history and vital signs.
• Administer medications and treatments as ordered.
• Educate patients and families about medications, disease processes, safety, and infection control.
• Assist with pain and symptom management interventions.
• Document in the electronic medical record accurately.

Kenntnisse

Vital signs monitoring

Medication administration

Wound/Catheter care

Infection control

Communication skills

Compassion/ Empathy

Critical thinking

Endurance

Leadership

Ausbildung

LPN license (Oklahoma)

High School Graduate

BCLS

ACLS (preferred)

Tools

Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Jobbeschreibung

Position Purpose

Under the supervision of the Director of Hospice Services, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for the day-to-day nursing care of clients. The LPN’s job responsibilities may include helping their clients bathe, dress and eat; go to the bathroom; and get their daily exercise. They change bandages, dressings and catheters, and monitor and assess their clients' condition every day by taking vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, and weight. An LPN is a professional who plans and manages client care according to each individual's needs and explains these clearly to the client and client’s family.

Organization

This position reports to the Director of Hospice Services.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides skilled nursing care to hospice patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse
• Implements the individualized plan of care established by the RN Case Manager and interdisciplinary group
• Records patients history
• Taking vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, and weight and record them in their file
• Observes, reports, and documents patient condition, symptom changes and response to treatment
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by the physician and permitted by Oklahoma law and agency policy
• Reinforces patient and caregiver education regarding medications, disease process, safety measures, infection control and comfort measures
• Assists with pain and symptom management interventions
• Provides foley catheter care, wound care, ostomy care and other skilled nursing procedures within scope of practice
• Reports significant findings, changes in patient condition, or safety concerns promptly to the RN Case Manager and physician as appropriate
• Completes timely and accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record
• Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings and care coordination activities as assigned
• Supports patients and families emotionally and professionally during end-of-life care
• Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with HIPAA requirements
• Participates in agency prevention and safety standards
• Performs on -call duties as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge and Experience

• High School Graduate, Accredited LPN school graduate
• Current LPN licensure in Oklahoma
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred
• 2-3 years recent Hospice LPN experience preferred
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
• Active car insurance
• Medical knowledge, patience, compassion, kindness, critical thinking skills, knowledge of infection control practices, stamina, and physical endurance, observational skills, knowledge of occupational hazards and safety rules, communication skills, leadership, empathy

Physical Activity

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work requires moderately heavy physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis such as: extensive driving, assisting client in transfer activities (wheelchair, to bed, to tub, to commode) and providing substantial support to individuals in ambulation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, to handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move over 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

General office, client home setting, exposure to infectious diseases, automobile. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.