LPN - Jersey City NJ

MJHS; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

MJHS seeks an LPN to conduct home and nursing home hospice visits, documenting patient status in the EMR and communicating changes to the supervising RN. The role includes on-call coverage 2–3 times monthly and 2–3 holidays per year.

Applicants must be a graduate of an accredited LPN program with at least 1 year of Med/Surg nursing and Hospice/Oncology experience, plus solid PC skills and a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse Program.
• Minimum 1 year experience as an LPN in Med/Surg nursing and 1 year Hospice or Oncology Nursing experience.
• Good PC skills are required.
• Driver's license and reliable transportation required for all visits (Manhattan excluded).

Responsibilities

• Provide visits to hospice patients in their home or Nursing home.
• Document each visit in the Electronic Medical Record and report changes to the RN.
• Participate in backup On Call 2–3 times per month and 2–3 holidays per year.

Skills

PC skills

Education

LPN diploma

Tools

EMR

Job description

Our groundbreaking hospice and palliative care programs offer a significant difference when dealing with a life-limiting condition. We offer a broad range of services in the community or facility-based to help patients and their families ease the burden of managing a life-limiting illness or end of life care.

In this position you will be responsible in providing visits to hospice patients in their home or in the Nursing home. You will document the visit in the Electronic Medical Record and report any changes to the patient's condition to the RN.

The schedule includes functioning in a backup On Call capacity 2-3 times per month and 2-3 holidays per year.

Graduate from an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse Program

Must have a minimum of one year experience as an LPN in Med/surg nursing and one year of Hospice or Oncology Nursing experience

Good PC skills a must

Drivers license and care required for all visits except in Manhattan