Overview
Join our dedicated healthcare team as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Home Health, where your skills will make a meaningful difference in patients’ lives by providing compassionate, expert nursing care in the comfort of their homes. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to work independently while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to deliver personalized care tailored to each individual's needs. As an essential part of our home health services, you will promote health, prevent illness, and support recovery through comprehensive patient assessments and targeted interventions.
Duties
- Perform thorough patient assessments, including vital signs, physical examinations, and detailed health histories to determine individualized care plans.
- Administer medications, injections, IV infusions, and other treatments following established protocols and ensuring patient safety.
- Manage complex medical procedures such as catheterization, tube feeding, wound care, and sterile techniques with precision and adherence to infection control standards.
- Coordinate discharge planning and collaborate with physicians, case managers, and families to optimize patient outcomes across various settings including outpatient clinics, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and private residences.
- Utilize electronic health record (EHR) systems like Epic or Cerner for accurate documentation of patient care activities, medication administration, and medical records management.
- Provide education on disease management such as Alzheimer’s care, dementia care, pain management, and chronic condition monitoring to patients and their caregivers.
- Respond promptly to urgent situations through triage skills and emergency response procedures while maintaining compliance with HIPAA regulations.
Skills
- Proficient with Wellsky/Kinnser.
- Proven experience in critical care environments such as ICU or Level I Trauma Centers with a strong understanding of acute pain management and trauma protocols.
- Experience with home health and Oasis Reports
- Extensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy, physiology, ICD coding (ICD-9/10), and diagnostic evaluation techniques.
- Proficiency in EMR/EHR systems including Epic, Cerner, Athenahealth or eClinicalWorks for seamless documentation and communication.
- Skilled in performing phlebotomy, venipuncture, specimen collection/processing, and medication administration with aseptic technique.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse populations including pediatrics (neonatal ventilator), geriatrics (memory care), individuals with disabilities or developmental disabilities, and those requiring hospice or post-acute care services.
- Strong assessment skills for working with patients experiencing infectious diseases or requiring ventilator management; experience in emergency medicine or hospital medicine is highly valued.
- Knowledge of home & community care practices such as DME (durable medical equipment), catheter care, NG tube feeding, and oxygen therapy.
- Excellent communication skills for patient education on health coaching topics like nutrition or family planning; capable of working independently while maintaining team collaboration. Join us to provide exceptional home-based nursing care that transforms lives! We are committed to supporting your professional growth through ongoing training opportunities in areas like ICD coding updates or advanced wound management techniques. All roles are paid positions that value your expertise in delivering safe, compassionate patient-centered care across diverse healthcare environments.
Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wesley Chapel, FL 33545
