Licensed Practical Nurse-Home Care-Per Diem (Monmouth County)

About the role

Are you a nurse who is looking for a change? Do you feel overwhelmed and spread too thin in your current job? A return to the HOME could make you fall in love with nursing all over again! Focus on one patient at a time with Hackensack Meridian Health At Home. Our nurses spend valuable and meaningful 1:1 time with patients in their homes, where they feel most comfortable. Do what you do best, with a flexible schedule in a setting with fewer distractions.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients in their homes through assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide home nursing care needs of assigned patients under the direction of an RN.
• Properly comply with appropriate physician orders in a timely manner.
• Chart, audit, and demonstrate compliance on frequency and timely admission of referral.
• Assess the acuity of the patient in a timely and accurate manner.
• Communicate by use of secure messaging to appropriate people (i.e., physician, case managers).
• Assure documentation is completed in the EMR at time of visit.
• Independently prioritize and complete routine assignments consistently, accurately, and within the guidelines under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Complete patient care related activities within scheduled frequencies.
• Issue appropriate frequencies directed by physicians.
• Obtain daily schedule by use of syncing into EMR application.
• Assure assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of patient care are reflective of policy, procedures, and standard of care measured by complete and accurate documentation in EMR application.
• Complete and update patient plan of care as needed/required.
• Assure documentation that reflects a plan of care is appropriate and current.
• Teach patients and families based on identified health needs.
• Chart, audit, and demonstrate documentation of teaching goals and plans.
• Ensure teaching is appropriate by working with a primary nurse.
• Report patients' problems to primary nurse or nursing management personnel with possible solutions.
• Assure appropriate documentation is evident in clinical record.
• Communicate pertinent patient information and plan of care to primary nurse.
• Obtain physician's orders as needed.
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas.
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lift a minimum of 50 lbs., push and pull a minimum of 50 lbs., and stand a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Requirements

• Graduate of an LPN Program or equivalent.
• Six (6) months experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
• Home Care Experience (preferred).
• Licensed Practical Nurse.
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire.

Benefits

At Hackensack Meridian Health at Home, we recognize our full- and part-time benefit eligible team members by offering a Total Rewards package including:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• Travel Reimbursement.
• 401(k) match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.

Per Diem team members are eligible to participate in Travel Reimbursement and may be eligible to receive a 401(k) match.

From great benefits and innovative wellness programs, to robust learning and development opportunities, we continue to cultivate an exceptional work environment where you can do the kind of work that leads to fulfillment and professional growth.

Pay

Minimum rate of $32.97 hourly. The posted rate of pay is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting. The starting rate of pay is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guarantee of a specific offer. Posted hourly rates may be stated as an annual salary in the offer and posted annual salaries may be stated as an hourly rate in the offer, depending on the level and nature of the job duties and credentials of the candidate. The base compensation determined at the time of the offer may be different than the posted rate of pay based on labor market data, experience, education, certifications, skills, geographic location, internal equity, budget, and grant funding.