Licensed Practical Nurse Psych Visits PRN

Bradbury Home Health, Inc.; Stamford (CT); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team at a leading home health provider as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). You will be responsible for making home visits, verifying care plans, and assisting patients with their healthcare needs. Grow your career in a supportive environment where your work truly makes a difference.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff

Continuing education opportunities at no cost

Opportunities for advancement

Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision

401(K) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Family and pet bereavement

Qualifications

• Current State License as a Licensed Vocational / Practical Nurse
• 1 year of experience in a clinical care setting, hospice preferred.
• Experience in a home health environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verify the Plan of Care and provide care according to delegation.
• Communicate significant findings to the RN Case Manager.
• Implement patient safety plans and assist patients in self-care.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Patient Care

Education

Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, or Associate School of Nursing

Job description

Grow your career internally at Elara Caring, our best talent comes from within!

Job Description:

JR-119667

Licensed Practical Nurse - Behavioral Health Home Visits

Stamford & Norwalk areas

Evenings - Approximately starting at 3p heading home from the field approximately by 7:30p

(Not your traditional evening shift! These are Runs, quick visits, not shifts!)

Most often seeing 1 client at a time, not responsible for a whole wing!

Come and join a caring and supportive team! Make a difference in patients' lives

At Elara Caring, we care where you are and believe the best place for your care is where you live. We know there’s no place like home, and that’s why our teams continue to provide high-quality care to more than 60,000 patients each day in their preferred home setting. Wherever our patients call home and wherever they are on their journey of health, we care. Each team member has a part to play in this mission. This means you have countless ways to make a difference as a Licensed Practical Nurse. (LPN) Being a part of something this great starts by carrying out our mission every day through your true calling: developing an amazing team of compassionate and dedicated healthcare providers.

To continue to be an industry pioneer in delivering unparalleled care, we need a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with commitment and compassion. Are you one of them? If so, apply today!

Why Join the Elara Caring mission?

• Work in a collaborative environment.
• Be rewarded with a unique opportunity to make a difference
• Competitive compensation package
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staffand continuing education opportunities for all employees at no cost
• Opportunities for advancement
• Comprehensive insurance plans for medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(K) with employer match
• Paid time off, paid holidays, family, and pet bereavement

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you’ll contribute to our success in the following ways:

• Verifies the Plan of Care prior to each visit and provides care according to delegation by the RN, physician’s orders, assessment data, and established standards and guidelines.
• Incorporates patient care goals established in the Plan of Care, into nursing visits, as evidenced by documentation on skilled nursing notes.
• Communicates significant findings, problems and changes in condition or environment to the RN Case Manager, the physician, clinical supervisor, and/or other personnel involved with patient care.
• Reports unsafe conditions to the appropriate RN Case Manager, clinical supervisor, and physician, as appropriate.
• Implements the plan for patient safety, using the patient, family, and community resources.
• Assists the patient in learning appropriate self-care techniques while delivering quality patient care.
• Suggests revisions to the plan of care in response to identified patient care issues and notifies the RN Case Manager.
• Provides those services required substantial and specialized nursing skills under the direction of a Registered Nurse or physician.
• Collaborate with the RN Case Manager during normal business hours for advice, assistance, and instructions.
• Documents medication regimen and updates medication profile according to established procedures.
• Treats patients and caregivers in the highest and most effective manner.
• Implement all available actions to prevent avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits.
• Provides positive, supportive communication to physicians, patients, families, visitors, and agency personnel.

What is Required?

• Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, or Associate School of Nursing
• Current State License as a Licensed Vocational / Practical Nurse
• 1 year of experience in a clinical care setting hospice preferred
• Experience in a home health environment is preferred

• 50% travel required

• Sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently and be able to lift 50-100 lbs.

• Valid driver’s license and insurance and reliable transportation to perform job tasks

You will report to the Clinical Team Manager.

Elara Caring provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard tosex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), race, color, age (40 and older), national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender reassignment, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable federal, state or local law.