Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Ohioans Home Healthcare, Inc.; Sandusky (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

401(k) plan

Medical/dental/vision insurance

PTO

Short-term disability

Job summary

Ohioans Home Healthcare, a Medicare and CHAP-accredited home health agency, seeks a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for full-time, dayshift in the Sandusky area. You will assess and implement patient care under RN supervision, educate families, and provide diverse home health services in patients' homes across the region.

You will travel to patient homes, coordinate with a supportive team, and benefit from a comprehensive benefits package, a company car, 401(k), and medical/dental/vision

Qualifications

• Three years of nursing experience required.
• CPR certification required.
• Ability to travel for in-home visits.
• Exceptional time-management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan and implement patient care under RN supervision.
• Educate patients and family on disease processes, procedures and medications.
• Provide in-home nursing care including wound care, tracheostomy care, catheter care and medication administration.

Skills

Nursing experience

CPR certification

Travel willingness

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Customer service skills

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Tools

iPad/electronic charting

Portable printers

Job description

Our mission is to help individuals lead healthier, more independent lives by providing the highest standard of care. We strive to respectfully and compassionately meet the needs of our patients and their families by listening, planning, educating, and delivering the highest standard of individualized care. Join our team by applying for one of the available home health positions listed below.

Position:Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Location: Sandusky, OH

Job Id:960

# of Openings:1

Location: Erie, Huron, and Lorain Counties

Are you an LPN who provides TLC?

At Ohioans Home Healthcare, we have an excellent full time, dayshift opportunity for Licensed Practical Nurses who enjoy the freedom and independence of providing exceptional care to patients in the privacy and comfort of their homes. Ours is a close-knit, family-friendly culture that will provide you with support every step of the way.

Under the supervision of an RN and covering the Toledo area, you will assess, plan and implement patient care; educate patients and family on disease processes, procedures and medications; and address various patient needs, including wound care, trachs, G/J tubes, Foley caths and medication administration.

Putting the care in your career!

Because we are invested in your career satisfaction, we provide:

Autonomy: You can use your knowledge, skills and judgment to provide the highest level of quality care.

Dynamic Case Diversity: If you thrive in an environment that offers broad patient diversity, including high-acuity cases that enable you to apply all of your skills and enhance your practice.

Solid Support: You will have everything you need to succeed, including Case Manager accessibility at all times, iPad/electronic charting and portable printers. In addition, our executive management team has an open-door policy and listens to employees.

Excellent Training: Orientation is robust with lecturing, field time, shadowing and preceptor support, but training doesn’t stop there. We offer skill labs, plus the outstanding Elsevier Home Health Care platform, available on any mobile device, that includes:

• Quick access to drug information, patient education and more
• Animations, videos and illustrations of procedures
• Updates on best practices
• Online assigned tasks and training

Continuity of Care: As a member of our home health LPN team, you will have the opportunity to build satisfying one-on-one, long-term relationships and witness positive outcomes as patients’ regain health and increase independence.

Better Comp & Benefits: You will love our pay-per-visit model and excellent benefits package that includes a company car, 401(k) plan, medical/dental/vision/life insurance, PTO, short-term disability and much more.

A provider and employer of choice

Ohioans Home Healthcare is a Medicare and Medicaid Certified and CHAP-accredited skilled home health care agency serving 34 counties in Ohio and Southeast Michigan. We offer a wide range of coordinated services as we strive to meet every patient’s needs with the highest level of care in a positive, safe and healing environment. For multiple years, we have been named to the Homecare Elite Top 500, presented to the top 25% of agencies across the country. We’ve also earned Top Workplace awards from Workforce Dynamics and the Toledo Blade, and have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Ohioans Home Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

We are looking for candidates with:

• Three years of nursing experience
• CPR certification
• Ability to travel for in‑home patient visits
• Exceptional time‑management skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

“A Great Group of People Can Accomplish Great Things”

“l would like to thank our amazing team of individuals who provide exceptional customer service and care for our patients and our entire organization. Every day your dedication, enthusiasm and commitment makes Ohioans a Top Workplace and an industry leader in home healthcare.” – Josh Adams CEO

Join Us in Providing the Best Services to Our Patients

We will monitor medication compliance, set-up, IV therapy, injections, and provide the education necessary for administering injections.

Our team ensures compliance with special diets, weight monitoring, and the utilization of intravenous nutrition such as TPN and tube feeding.

Includes instruction on the use of inhalers, aerosol machines, oxygen, and the proper care of all equipment.

Our team provides post‑operative care, offering continual monitoring of chest pain, blood pressure, edema, and education on signs and symptoms of further cardiac problems.

We conduct dressing changes, wound vac therapy, assess wound healing and identify signs of infection. We also provide dressing supplies and order wound vacs as necessary.

The team will inform patients about the disease process of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes, renal failure, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, and more.

Our experienced team of pediatric clinicians have the training to care for infants and children with a variety of diagnoses and special needs. Our team performs many pediatric skills including, PICC care, tracheostomy care, chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, nasogastric or enterostomy feedings, medication administration, providing education to parents/caregivers, and many more.

When you begin your career with Ohioans, our training and education team will prepare you with first-rate instruction, guidance, and resources to ensure a successful foundation as a home healthcare nurse. Ohioans nurses provide care for a variety of acuity levels from the general patient to the clinically complex. At Ohioans you have the opportunity to utilize your high level clinical skills while showing care and compassion in the comforts of the patients own home. Ohioans is humbled and thankful for the families that welcome us into their homes and allow us to be a part of their lives.