Lpn (Fee For Service)

Jobtome; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 8,900 - 10,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS Home Care is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide advanced clinical services at patients' homes under the direction of a Coordinator of Care RN. You will perform patient assessments, medication management and family education as part of a comprehensive home health program in the Greater New York area.

Requirements include NY State LPN license, at least one year of Med/Surg experience in a hospital or long-term care facility, a valid driver's license and reliable car, and good

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse with NY State license.
• Minimum of 1 year Med/Surg experience in hospital or long-term care.
• Valid driver license and car required for Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens regions.
• Good computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical home care services including patient assessment, medication management and patient/family education.
• Under RN coordination, perform revisits to patients in home based on skilled need.
• Implement the plan of care and document the visit electronically within 24-48 hours.
• Observe, measure and report clinical data related to patient health status.
• Reconcile and administer prescribed medications according to the plan of care.

Skills

Good computer skills

Clinical assessment

Medication administration

Patient education

Education

NY State LPN License

Job description

Fee for Service rates:

Daily weekday revisit rate: $48 per visit

Daily Weekend/Holiday revisit rate: $55 per visit

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees.

MJHS Home Care provides advanced clinical services and emotional support to patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. With a comprehensive range of services supported by an integrated health system, patients can recover in the familiar surroundings of their home.

Someone with your depth of compassion, clinical insight and strong decision‑making capabilities is the ideal person to map out and oversee the process of a patient’s recovery from illness, injury or surgery at home. You will provide a full range of advanced clinical home care services, including patient assessment, medication management and patient/family education.

Under the direction of a Coordinator of Care RN, the Licensed Practical Nurse will perform revisits to patients in theirhome based on a skilled need. You will implement the plan of care and evaluate the patient's treatment. You will document the visit electronically within 24-48 hours.

• Under the direction of an RN, accurately observes, measures, records and reports clinical datarelated to a patient’s health status
• Accurately collect, communicate and document any sign(s) or symptom(s) outside of establishedparameters indicating a decline in an individual patient’s health status
• Under the direction of an RN, accurately reconciles and administers prescribed medicationsaccording to the physician prescribed plan of care
• Under the direction of an RN, accurately performs all nursing treatments (eg. Urinary catherization,sterile dressing change, tracheal suctioning) indicated in the physician prescribed plan of care

, nursing, LPN, homecare, home care licensed practical nurse

• NY State LPN License required
• Minimum of one year Med/surg experience in a hospital or Longterm Care facility required.
• Valid driver license and car are required for Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens regions.
• Good computer skills required.