Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse Full Time Days

• Faith Based & Mission Driven Facility
• Largest Employer in the County
• Surrounded by beautiful lakes, golf courses, and Florida's oldest State Park
• Close knit community with a home town family feel
• 2 hours to just about any beach on either coast

• Performs care of assigned patients. Ensures assessment and documentation of continued skilled need, monitoring of homebound status, completes interdisciplinary communication and discharge planning.

• Addresses all nursing diagnoses identified in the Plan of Care.

• Ongoing evaluation and education of client in holistic manner. Reassess the patient as directed by the Registered Nurse.
• Communicates with RN Case Manager, Patient Care Supervisor and physician for direction and clarification when concerns are noted. Communicates with team to facilitate interdisciplinary continuity of care and appropriate discharge planning
• Participates in care conferences and other case reviews.
• Receives and provides hand-off report to RN Case Manager.
• Assures physician orders for care meet regulatory requirements.
• LPNs are supervised by the RN as often as necessary but at least every sixty days.
• Provides point of service accurate, correct documentation according to agency/regulatory policy and procedures.

• Current FL LPN License
• BLS

The home health Licensed Practical Nurse performs the nursing skills of observation, planning, implementation and evaluation in delivery of patient care under the supervision of the Registered Nurse. Coordinates care with the RN Case Manager, Patient Care Supervisor and physician. Performs procedures, instructs the patient or family in self-care, observes and monitors clinical status, administers medications, draws labs. Has/obtains good understanding of Medicare regulations and eligibility requirements for homecare and follows all regulatory requirements. Care is directed towards teaching the patient how to manage the illness at home, assist through the rehabilitative process, and teach them how to return to the highest level of function possible to maintain independence in their own environment