Per Diem LPN: At-Home Care, Flexible Hours

Optum; Sulphur (LA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Incentive programs

Stock purchase plan

401k contribution

Job summary

Lake Charles PCS, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for per diem home health visits in Louisiana. You will provide direct nursing care in patients' homes under RN supervision, document visits, and coordinate care across the health care team.

Required LA LPN licensure, strong communication, and reliable transportation; CPR preferred. Compensation aligns with local market, with benefits and growth opportunities offered by the Optum network.

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted LPN licensure in state of practice.
• Current driver's license and vehicle insurance, access to a dependable vehicle, or public transportation.
• LA state-specific: current LPN licensure in LA without restrictions.
• LA state-specific: 1+ year of LPN experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides high quality clinical services within the scope of practice, as defined by the state laws governing the practice of nursing, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team, following all applicable infection control procedures
• Documents patient visits thoroughly and completely per regulatory and payer requirements in the electronic medical record utilizing the agency's electronic visit verification program (as applicable)
• Actively participates in the agency's care coordination process including timely reporting patients' needs and changes in condition, attending patient case conference, communicating effectively to the patient, family, physician, other clinicians, agency management staff, and case coordinator, community case managers (as applicable)
• Ability to function in any home situation regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, disability, or financial condition of the client

Skills

LPN licensure

Driver's license

CPR certification

Flexible hours

Multitasking

Independent worker

Effective communication

Job description

Lake Charles PCS, part of the Optum family, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for per diem home health visits in Louisiana. You will provide direct nursing care in patients' homes under RN supervision, document visits, and coordinate care across the health care team.

Required LA LPN licensure, strong communication, and reliable transportation; CPR preferred. Compensation aligns with local market, with benefits and growth opportunities offered by the Optum network.