Full-Time After Hours On-Call Licensed Practical Nurse/LPN-Hospice

Overview

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Full-Time Hospice After Hours Visit On Call Licensed Practical Nurse

Location:

Signature Healthcare at Home

834 South Front Street

Central Point, Oregon 97502

Work Schedule:

Salaried Hospice/Home Health LPN After Hours, works Week On/Week Off, will be doing in person hospice visits as needed after 5:00 PM to 8:00 AM, Monday thru Thursday, Friday at 5:00 PM and all Day Saturday and Sunday. Next Week off.

We work in healthcare because we have a desire to help people. We stay in healthcare because the passion to help and educate grows with each patient and family we meet. The connections that are developed and nurtured during the time that care is being provided is the heartbeat of what we do and why we do it. If you want to provide quality patient care to individuals and their family members during an important time in their lives, Signature Healthcare at Home will give you the training, support, and resources to fulfill your passion.

At Signature Healthcare at Home our professional clinical staff have the time to provide one on one patient care, resulting in quality patient care. They provide education with the family and patient. Most of our positions have flexible work schedules that are Monday through Friday which offer a good work-life balance. Our professional clinical staff work in a collaborative environment and have weekly team meetings to discuss the patient's plan of care.

At Signature Healthcare at Home you can build that patient relationship and have strong work collaborative relationships. You have a voice; you are recognized, and you are appreciated! What is your passion and what do you want out of your healthcare career?

Signature Healthcare at Home offers competitive pay and mileage reimbursement. For Full Time and Part Time positions Signature Healthcare at Home offers cell phone reimbursement, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Plan, very generous PTO plan up to 4 weeks of paid time off and 6 paid holidays, life and disability insurance, employee referral bonus, continuing education and higher education reimbursement program. Excellent career growth opportunities!

Overview:

Under the Supervision of a Registered Nurse or Nurse Practitioner, the on-call LPN triages after-hours and weekend patient needs by phone and makes patient visits as needed. The nurse organizes and home health/hospice care and is experienced in nursing with emphasis on education and communication. The professional nurse builds from the resources of the community to plan and direct services to meet the needs of individual and families within their homes and communities as necessary.

Please apply on line for this position here: https://signature-careers.com

Responsibilities

Complete an evaluation and / or a complete initial assessment of patient / family / caregiver to determine hospice needs
• Communicate effectively with the IDT regarding changes in the patients' condition and plan of care


• Document all phone calls, teaching, patient assessments, and interventions with quantitative data


• Take professional responsibility for following policies and procedures and current Medicare regulations


• Provide professional nursing care by utilizing all elements of the nursing process


• Assess and evaluate patient's status by initiating and documenting a plan of care, regularly re-evaluating patient / family / caregiver needs, and revising the plan of care as necessary.


• Initiate appropriate preventive, palliative and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician. Evaluates patient's response to treatments / medications


• Initiate and update the plans of care for hospice patients in collaboration with the Inter-Disciplinary Team (IDT)


• Facilitate patient's activities of daily living and efforts toward self-sufficiency, quality of life and optimal comfort care. Provides and maintains a safe environment for the patient


• Ensure that DME / medical supplies and other necessary items and services are available


• Assist the patient / family / caregiver and IDT members in providing continuity of care


• Provides hospice services directly to patients in the patient's home or other setting, including but not limited to a nursing facility, assisted living facility, residential care facility, or adult foster home, which is considered to be the patient's home


• Facilitate professional communications and works effectively between Company employees / volunteers, patients / families / caregivers, physicians, vendors, and other departments and professionals as appropriate


• Complete, maintain and submit / synchronize accurate and relevant clinical notes and electronic documents regarding patient's condition and care given.


• Record pain / symptom management changes / outcomes as appropriate


• Communicate with the physician regarding the patient's needs and reports changes in the patient's condition; obtains / receives physicians' orders as required


• Teach the patient / family / caregiver self-care techniques as appropriate.


• Recognize and utilize opportunities for health counseling with patients / families / caregivers to meet plan of care goals


• Represent Company with integrity and professionalism to all internal and external customers


• Ensure strict adherence to Company safety and infection control practices


• Report all incidents and accidents


• Participate in IDG meetings, staff meetings, department meetings, in-services, QAPI activities, Safety Committee and other related activities


• Assume responsibility for personal growth and development and maintains and upgrades professional knowledge and practice skills through attendance and participation in continuing education and in-service classes


• Support mission, values and goals of Signature Hospice, Home Health & Home Care

Qualifications/Skillsets

• Degree in nursing (LPN) from an accredited school


• Current unencumbered LPN license in office location state


• Current CPR certification


• Ability to supervisor hospice CNA/HHA


• Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, basic math skills; nursing skills per competency checklist.


• Able to perform the Essential Job Functions / Responsibilities of this job, with or without reasonable accommodations.


• Possess basic computer skills and knowledge of office technology - e.g. email and internet services, facsimile machines, telecommunication devices, etc.

Please apply on line for this position here: https://signature-careers.com or Contact:

Sheena Saijo

Regional Talent Acquisition Specialist

Cell: 503-200-7090

Fax: 866-859-5350

Email: sheena.saijo@sighch.com

Signature Healthcare at Home is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

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