Licensed Practical Nurse Albuquerque Rio Rancho Full Time Home Health

Harmony Home Health Service; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Scheduling

Competitive Compensation

Careers Advancement

Job summary

Harmony Home Health and Hospice, LLC. is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team in providing personalized home health care. You will create and manage patient care plans while delivering compassionate, detail-oriented nursing services in patients' homes.

The role requires a valid LPN license, strong communication and organization, and ability to document care accurately. A driver and insurance are needed to visit patients across the service area.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical nurse or vocational nursing program (LPN/LVN).
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make appropriate decisions.
• Must have a licensed driver with insured vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care as defined by state Nurse Practice Act and home health plan.
• Implement the plan of care with accurate documentation of services.
• Educate patient and family on diagnosis and self-care.
• Assist RN/physician with home health duties and coordination of services.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization

Education

LPN/LVN license

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Alburquerque, NM 87109Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 2 Year DegreeTravel Percentage: Road WarriorJob Shift: AnyAt Harmony Home Health and Hospice, LLC., we believe in creating a vibrant and supportive work environment where our team members feel valued and motivated to make a difference. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and fun. Join us in our mission to"impact the lives of everyone we touch in a very meaningful, sincere, and deliberate way every single day". While providing exceptional care and support to our community.

Benefits/Perks

• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Compensation
• Careers Advancement

Job Summary

We are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team. In this role, you will primarily be creating and managing a plan of care for individual patients. You are a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who operates with great attention to detail and a big heart. You take pride in creating personalized care plans for patients and are able to observe and communicate effectively in your patient’s best interest. To succeed, you should have demonstrated knowledge and skill in current nursing practices as well as a strong penchant for solving problems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care as defined in State Nurse Practice Act, including specialized duties related to Home Health Care.
• Implements current nursing practice following a comprehensive assessment and the plan of care.
• Provide accurate and timely documentation of patient services to reflect the plan of care and documenting outcomes of interventions.
• Assess and provide patient and family/caregiver education and information pertinent to diagnosis and self-care.
• Assists the RN and/or physician in performing specialized duties related to home health care.
• Participates in coordination of home health services, appropriately reporting the identified needs to the interdisciplinary group. Examples include home health aide, OT, PT, SW, ST, Dietician or Clinical Supervisor.
• Uses and prepares equipment and supplies effectively, adhering to aseptic technique.
• Provides appropriate pain/symptom management. Evaluates patient’s response to treatments/medications.
• Participates in personal, professional growth and development. Also participates in organization's quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the registered nurse.

The above statements are intended to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job‑related tasks other than those stated in this description.

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics 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.

Physical demands: While performing duties of this job, the employee is required to perform job related duties which may require lifting; standing; bending; transferring; stooping; stretching; walking; pushing; pulling; talking; hearing. Ability to maneuver up and down stairs. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, hand eye coordination, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to communicable diseases, weather conditions prevalent at the time. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited practical nurse or vocational nursing program (LPN/LVN). (Diploma or transcripts to be provided to agency)
• Prior Home Health experience preferred but not necessary.
• Currently licensed as an LPN in the State.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment.
• Must be a licensed driver with an automobile that is insured in accordance with state and/or organization requirements and is in good working order.
• Current TB test, CPR card, auto insurance and driver's license must be kept on file.
• A criminal background check must be performed before hire.
• Complete and pass skills evaluation.

General sign-off

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.