Home Health Licensed Practical Nurse LPN Full Time

Position Overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is an essential part of the team responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians’ orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Territory: Dane County, West side- Middleton, Verona, Belleville, Fitchburg, West Madison, East side - Monona, East Madison

Schedule: Monday thorugh Friday and 7 day on call rotation

Essential Job Functions

• Deliver quality patient care in compliance with physician orders under direction of their Registered Nurse teammate.
• Performs the continuum of hands on client care through documentation and timely communication with the client's physician and other caregivers
• Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
• Educate clients and their family members based on client’s specific needs.
• Provide care in patients home using a variety of skills such as phone triage, patient education, observation/assessment, wound care, infusions, catheter care, PICC line dressing changes etc.

Requirements:

• An active LPN License in the state of application
• Valid CPR
• Valid Drivers License

Preferred:

• Medicare Skilled Nursing experience
• Basic understanding of Oasis
• 1-year LPN experience in a home health or health care setting
• Home Care Home Base exp a plus