Homecare LPN - St. Helena & Tangipahoa Parish Area

Description

EMPLOYEE STATUS: Full-time, Part-time, PRN

JOB FUNCTIONS: Work Schedule: 4 PM - 8 AM, Weekday & Weekend On-Call

LOCATION: St. Helena & Tangipahoa Parish

JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Use the nursing process to establish a nursing care plan in accordance with established policies and standards of care.
• Provide high-quality care to patients, work with families, relatives and/or other primary care persons to enable them to become dependable caregivers.
• Maintain The Perfect Visit Standards (ie: Quality Standards, Perfect Visits, No Service Failures, Documentation)
• Maintain records, reports, and forms that are accurate, and contain quality content per documentation policies.
• Anticipate patient/family needs and utilize the interdisciplinary team and community resources appropriately.
• Anticipate and initiate nursing interventions to prevent complications and alleviate symptoms of physical and psychological discomfort so an optimum quality of life may be maintained.
• Anticipate and meet emergency or crisis situations both physical and emotional.
• Teach the patient and family the plan of care, its goals, and the implications of the diagnosis and prognosis.
• Interact with all members of the interdisciplinary team and provide nursing aspects to help plan the total needs of the patient/family.

Qualifications

Education:

• Diploma in Practical Nursing

Certification: 

• Current Louisiana license, from an accredited school of Practical Nursing.
• Current CPR certification.

Work Experience:

• At least two years of experience as a staff nurse in either an acute care setting (general medical-surgical, oncology, or geriatric) or home care setting.

Special Skills:

• Ability to assess and respond to needs of patients and families in the home.
• Ability to work independently as well as on an interdisciplinary team.
• Supportive and sensitive to needs of patients and families, as well as other staff and volunteers.
• Able to cope with the emotional stress of patient, family and self that ensues when rendering nursing care to dying patients.
• Humanistic attitude toward patient/family care and tolerant of individual lifestyles.

Other Requirements:

• Good physical assessment skills.
• Good communication skills and techniques with facilities, patients, families, physicians, and office staff.
• Must be in good physical condition.
• Must have own transportation and provide proof of liability insurance which meets state requirements.
• Must be able to travel to and from all patient homes unassisted.