LVN - Hospice Homes - Nights - Full Time

About the role

Performs individualized nursing care for patients/families under the direction of an RN. This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW; employees must join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member for the duration of the agreement. The role will be posted internally for 7 days from 8/4/2026 to 8/12/2026 and is open only to existing members of the ratified SEIU Bargaining Unit with a contract expiration date of 9/30/2027.

Responsibilities

• Uses and practices basic assessment data collection, participates in planning, executes interventions in accordance with the Plan Of Care and contributes to evaluation of outcomes.
• Communicates to ensure patient/family educated Plan Of Care and planned treatments.
• Collects assessment data (using observation, palpation and auscultation per Practice Act) per department guidelines of care, including age/cultural specific considerations; documents data collected; communicates/contributes data to RN for analysis and interpretation.
• Communicates with other healthcare team members to coordinate patient care activities, workflow, and patient progress; follows through with identified actions/referrals; coordinates schedules and patient care needs with RN and other staff to ensure continuity and frequency of visits.
• Documents patient and family care needs per department/entity guideline of care and policies and procedures.
• Implements plan of care per department guidelines: refers practices outside of scope to RN; seeks out resources when appropriate in new situations; collaborates with RNs when nursing decisions required in implementation of the plan of care in accordance with compliance and scope of practice.
• Gives constructive feedback to peers regarding work performance and notifies supervisor of suspected performance issues; provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately.
• Encourages patient and family participation in decision making; acts to uphold individual/family rights.
• Identifies learning needs including barriers/readiness; recognizes barriers to communication with patient and family and seeks interdisciplinary expertise to establish a therapeutic relationship; collaborates with the RN in development of individualized teaching plan;