Licensed Practical Nurse-Home Care-PT (Monmouth County)

About the role

Focus on one patient at a time with Hackensack Meridian Health At Home, where nurses spend valuable and meaningful 1:1 time with patients in their homes. This role offers a flexible schedule in a setting with fewer distractions, allowing nurses to return to the heart of nursing practice.

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
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned
• Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas
• Adhere to HMH's Organizational competencies and standards of behavior
• Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs., and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day

Qualifications

Required:

• 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

Preferred:

• Home Care Experience

Licenses and Certifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire

Benefits

Full-time and part-time (20+ hours/week) benefit eligible team members receive 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.

Pay

Minimum rate of $32.97 hourly