LPN, Licensed Practical Nurse - VHS Home Health Care, Southeastern, VA

LPN, Licensed Practical Nurse - VHS Home Health Care, Southe

Join us at Virginia Health Services, where your passion for compassionate care can transform lives. We commit to prioritizing quality of life and want to help you live your best life too!

Recognizing you have many options; Virginia Health Services is committed to investing in its team members and offers the following benefits:

• Competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to ensure our team members are valued and rewarded for their hard work.
• Holiday pay is available for 11 worked holidays, paid at DOUBLE time.
• Paid time off and sick time available as you accrue it (no waiting period).
• Early wage access to some of your paycheck before payday with Netspend Earned Wage Access.
• Group health insurance that includes medical, dental, vision and an employee assistance program.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Referral program with the ability to earn as much as $1,500 for each new hire you refer.
• Training and development opportunities offered in-house at our state-of-the-art Employment, Enrichment and Education (EEE) Center.

We are dedicated to fostering a supportive environment that values innovation and collaboration, ensuring every team member plays a vital role in enhancing the quality of life for those we serve. Together, let’s make a difference!

Locally owned and headquartered in Newport News, Virginia since 1963, Virginia Health Services believes that compassionate care is the foundation of a healthier future. Our commitment extends beyond traditional healthcare; we strive to create lasting relationships that empower individuals and families on their journey to wellness with dignity and respect.

Qualifications

Virginia Health Services is hiring Licensed Practical Nurses for VHS Home Health Care for the following areas in Southeastern, Virginia:

• Virginia Beach
• Norfolk/Portsmouth/Chesapeake
• Suffolk/Isle of Wight County

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Licensed as a Licensed Practical/Vocational
• Nurse in the state of employment. Provide skilled and compassionate nursing care to patients and families in their home or community under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. It is preferred, but not required, that LPN’s have at least one year of nursing experience.
• Should have good communication skills. Ability to work well with others, function well under pressure, and function independently. Must comply with the standards outlined in the Nurse Practice Act.

Essential Job Duties (include, but are not limited to the following):

• Providing services in accordance with organizational policies and procedures and regulations that define scope of practice.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes on the relevant and specialized nursing services he/she provides.
• Assisting the RN and/or physician in performing specialized duties related to end-of life care.
• Assisting the RN in carrying out the plan of care.
• Preparing equipment and materials for treatment adhering to aseptic technique as required.
• Assisting the patient in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
• Assessing patient/family response to care.
• Insuring communication of information to appropriate team members.
• Submits documentation per agency policy.
• Participates in Clinical Record Reviews.
• Participates in in-service programs and staff meetings.
• Evaluates own needs for support and using identified system(s) to meet the need.
• Complies with Compliance Plan.
• Complies with Infection Control Policies.
• Complies with HIPAA Policies.

Working Environment:

Field experience may expose employee to temperature extremes, physical injury by patient, family, animal or other in the community, unsafe environment or exposure to infectious diseases and offensive odors.

• Equipment and Supplies: Prudent and efficient use of routine office supplies and equipment. Prudent and efficient use of routine medical supplies, nursing bag contents, sphygmomanometer and stethoscope, instrument packs. All the preceding items should be protected from theft and weather at all times.
• Knowledge and Competency: Must demonstrate basic knowledge of all procedures included in the LPN/LVN job description. Must have the ability to follow instructions from the physician, nursing supervisor and other professional staff. Ability to communicate effectively with managers, patients, families and co-workers. Must have effective means of transportation, which will enable employee to make visits to patients’ homes if needed. Must be able to assess safety of home situations for self, patients, and other staff members, including physical and psychological dangers. Must have the ability to effectively cope with patients, families and all others with varying backgrounds, socioeconomic conditions, and value judgments. Skills include the ability to use cognizant approach to problem solving in delivering patient care with considerations being given to the patient’s past experience, finances and other resources. Skills are needed to assess both physical and psychological needs of patients and institute the appropriate nursing intervention. Must possess ingenuity to handle medical and situational emergencies.
• Maintains confidentiality of information relating to the patient and family. Will discuss only those aspects necessary to the care and treatment of patient and family with those directly involved in the patient’s care.
• Physical Demands: Must be able to complete all physical demands of the job, which may include, but not be limited to: the ability to lift and transfer patients, carry supplies, and read normal typewritten print. Have corrected vision and hearing within normal range and have manual dexterity with normal range of motion of all extremities. May be requested to work weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime. Must be able to work alone without usual support systems immediately available in acute care settings. Must have the ability to deal with abrupt schedule changes and to maintain objectivity in coping with the stress of working with acute, chronic and terminally ill patients.
• Work Ethic: Complies with the agency dress code, projects a professional attitude toward self, patients, and other staff members, and follows department public relation policies regarding outside speaking and professional affiliations, clearing all such requests through the agency.

Learn more about us at: http://www.vahs.com

Virginia Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability or veteran status. We are a drug free workplace.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions and responsibilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.