Hospice LPN

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri; Cape Girardeau (MO); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri seeks an LPN to provide skilled hospice care during patient visits in home settings and facilities. You will document, observe, and communicate patient status to RN and IDG members, participate in meetings, and rotate on-call duties.

A 30-day training covers agency policies, CMS rules, and EMR usage. The nonprofit organization emphasizes compassionate care, adherence to CMS guidelines, and collaborative care planning with physicians and families.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active LPN license in Missouri.
• Experience in hospice or homecare preferred.
• Ability to document and communicate care plans per CMS.
• On-call availability as part of the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled care to patients per agency policies, physician orders, and CMS regulations for Hospice.
• Make nursing observations and communicate to RN/IDG team; document promptly.
• Attend IDG meetings and document IDG notes.
• Take on-call rotation as scheduled.
• Maintain current clinical notes in the EMR and reflect plan of care updates.
• Inform doctor of changes in patient conditions with narrative notes.
• Review and reconcile medication profile weekly.
• Assist RN in performing specialized duties.
• Report needs or potential problems to the RN promptly.
• Follow plan of care as initiated by RN/physician.
• Follow state guidelines for LPN scope in homecare/hospice.
• Provide accurate information to patients/families as outlined in the nursing care plan.

Skills

EMR usage

Homecare nursing

On-call availability

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Tools

EMR system

Job description

INTRODUCTION: The Hospice program provides services for patients with a terminal illness under orders from a private physician delivered in the patient's private home. Patients may also receive hospice service while in the nursing home or private healthcare facility. Payment is through Medicaid, Medicare and Private Pay/Insurance. Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is a non-profit organization.

TYPE OF WORK INVOLVED:

• 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.

TRAINING: Training involves a 30 day period where policies and procedures are covered. Computer training will cover the use of the handheld used to make patient visits.