Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Field Nurse | Home Health Visits

Christiana Care Health System; New Castle (DE); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a dedicated LPN to join their Home Health team. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide exceptional nursing care to geriatric patients in the community, ensuring they receive the best treatment and education about their health. You will work in a supportive environment that values your contributions and offers incredible work/life benefits, including tuition assistance and wellness reimbursements. With a focus on improving health outcomes and making high-quality care accessible, this position allows you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of patients while enjoying the best of urban and suburban living in Delaware.

Benefits

Annual membership to care.com

Backup care services for dependents

Retirement planning services

Financial coaching

Fitness and wellness reimbursement

Tuition assistance for degreed programs

Medical/dental/vision benefits from day one

Discounts on hotels, rental cars, and events

Qualifications

• Must possess a current DE LPN license and one year of LPN experience.
• Previous Home Healthcare and Med-Surgical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care to geriatric patients in the community.
• Educate patients and families on care, disease process, and nutrition.
• Engage in planning for patient discharge.

Skills

Skilled Nursing Care

Patient Education

Cardiac Care

Foley Catheters

Pulmonary Care

Ostomy Care

Education

Current DE LPN License

One Year of LPN Experience

Tools

Matrix Care

Tablet for Documentation

Job description

Are you a conscientious LPN who is dedicated to providing exceptional care? ChristianaCare HomeHealth is the place for you. Our highly skilled staff can assist with many different facets of medical care.

ChristianaCare benefits:

Incredible Work/Life benefits including annual membership to care.com, access to backup care services for dependents through Care@Work, retirement planning services, financial coaching, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and great discounts through several vendors for hotels, rental cars, theme parks, shows, sporting events, movie tickets and much more!

We also provide tuition assistance for degreed programs, and for some Nursing programs we offer pre-pay. Our medical/dental/vision benefits are available to our caregivers on their first day of employment! And we offer two different mechanisms toward planning for your retirement, a 403(b) and a defined contribution plan. Finally we provide a tablet and leverage Matrix Care to document patient records.

ChristianaCare HomeHealth is seeking a Full Time LPN. The successful candidate will support the Newark, DE and surrounding area; work day shift hours, one weekend a month, and 2 holidays a year.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Give skilled nursing care and prescribed treatment to geriatric patients in the community.
• Provide care including but not limited to: Cardiac Care, Foley Catheters, Pulmonary Care, Ostomy Care, etc.
• Educate patients and their family members on care, disease process, and nutrition.
• Engage in planning for discharge of patients.

Requirements:

• Qualified applicants must possess a current DE LPN license, or compact state license, and one year of LPN experience. Previous Home Healthcare and Med-Surgical experience preferred.

About Christiana Care Health System:

ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most multifaceted health systems, centered on improving health outcomes, making high-quality care more accessible and lowering health care costs. Christiana Care includes an extensive network of outpatient services, home health care, medical aid units, three hospitals (1,300 beds), a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. We rank 21st in the nation for hospital admissions and 6th for admission of stroke patients.

ChristianaCare is a not-for-profit teaching health system with our outstanding, data-powered care coordination service and a focus on population health and value-based care, shaping the future of health care!

Working for Christiana Care offers the best of urban and suburban living with multiple housing options, excellent restaurants and entertainment venues, quality public and private schools and a short driving distance to popular Delaware and New Jersey beaches. The location provides easy access to Washington, DC, Philadelphia and New York City – all within a short drive or train ride from Newark, DE.