Hospice LPN

Visiting Nurse Association of SEMO; Dexter (MO); On-site; USD 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Visiting Nurse Association of Southeast Missouri is seeking a licensed practical nurse to provide skilled hospice/personal nursing in patients' homes, nursing homes, or facilities, under physician orders and CMS guidelines.

The role includes performing routine assessments, documenting care in the EMR, participating in IDG meetings, managing on-call rotations, and ensuring safe medication reconciliation and adherence to the care plan.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse with home health or hospice experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care per CMS regulations and physician orders.
• Make pertinent nursing observations and communicate with the care team.
• Attend IDG meetings and document notes.
• Take on-call rotation as scheduled.
• Maintain current clinical notes in EMR and update care plans.
• Inform physician of changes in patient conditions with narrative updates.
• Review and reconcile medications weekly.
• Assist R.N. in performing specialized duties.
• Follow the plan of care and state scope of practice for hospice/homecare.

Skills

Patient care

Home health

On-call readiness

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.