Hospice Licensed Practical Nurse

Position Purpose

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides skilled nursing care to hospice patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The LPN implements the individualized plan of care established by the RN Case Manager and interdisciplinary group.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides skilled nursing care to hospice patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse
• Implements the individualized plan of care established by the RN Case Manager and interdisciplinary group
• Records patients’ history
• Taking vital signs such as blood pressure, temperature, and weight and record them in their file
• Observes, reports, and documents patient condition, symptom changes and response to treatment
• Administers medications and treatments as ordered by the physician and permitted by Oklahoma law and agency policy
• Reinforces patient and caregiver education regarding medications, disease process, safety measures, infection control and comfort measures
• Assists with pain and symptom management interventions
• Provides Foley catheter care, wound care, ostomy care and other skilled nursing procedures within scope of practice
• Reports significant findings, changes in patient condition, or safety concerns promptly to the RN Case Manager and physician as appropriate
• Completes timely and accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record
• Participates in interdisciplinary group meetings and care coordination activities as assigned
• Supports patients and families emotionally and professionally during end-of-life care
• Maintains patient confidentiality and complies with HIPAA requirements
• Participates in agency prevention and safety standards
• Performs on-call duties as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Graduate, Accredited LPN school graduate
• Current LPN licensure in Oklahoma
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) preferred
• 2-3 years recent Hospice LPN experience preferred
• Current Driver's License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation
• Active car insurance
• Medical knowledge, patience, compassion, kindness, critical thinking skills, knowledge of infection control practices, stamina, and physical endurance, observational skills, knowledge of occupational hazards and safety rules, communication skills, leadership, empathy

Physical Activity

• Extensive driving
• Assisting client in transfer activities (wheelchair, to bed, to tub, to commode)
• Providing substantial support to individuals in ambulation
• Using hands to finger, to handle or feel, and talk or hear
• Standing, walking, reaching with hands and arms, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Sitting occasionally
• Lifting and/or moving over 100 pounds occasionally

Working Conditions

• General office
• Client home setting
• Exposure to infectious diseases
• Automobile