Licensed Practical Nurse, Home Care, LPN (Manhattan - Bilingual Chinese preferred)
Company: VNS Health
Location: Park Ridge
Posted on: May 26, 2023
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Job Description:
Overview
Provides high quality nursing care and personal care to patients
under the direction of the registered professional nurse consistent
with VNS Health philosophy, policy, goals and objectives, and
Standards of Nursing Practice. Provides nursing care to patients in
any of the service areas. Works under moderate supervision.
Responsibilities
Utilizes skills of observation, interviewing and
physical/psychosocial assessment to gather relevant data in
identifying changes in condition, and assesses patient living
conditions and family situations, alerting the registered
professional nurse or coach, as appropriate.
Travels to patients' homes and/or other facilities with varying
environments (e.g., elevated buildings, walk-ups, care facilities,
single/multiple family homes, presence of pets, etc.) using
approved transportation options to deliver direct care to the
patient.
Delivers nursing care to patients in any of VNS Health's
services/settings.
Provides nursing care in accordance with VNS Health policies,
practices, procedures and Standards of Nursing Practice, which may
require standing, stooping, sitting, crouching, bending and
stretching to deliver patient care.
Transports and utilizes required medical equipment and supplies
using VNS Health designated/supplied carrying case weighing
approximately 25 - 30 lbs. to and from patient homes/care
facilities, VNS Health offices and other locations.
Participates in the development of treatment plans and
interventions with the registered professional nurse.
Assists the registered professional nurse in carrying out the care
plan and performing specialized duties when necessary.
Provides health instructions to patients and family caregivers in
accordance with the registered professional nurse's plan of
care.
Performs technical procedures safely, efficiently, legally and
within the scope of practice.
Documents assessment findings; treatment and interventions provided
with patient/family responses in accordance with VNS Health Home
Care policies.
Assumes responsibility for personal professional growth.
Understands and interprets agency reimbursement policy.
Collaborates with teammates in setting of team goals, establishment
of performance measures, and evaluation of team performance.
Participates in activities that support achievement of team goals
and responsibilities.
Participates in coordination of day to day service delivery
operations of team (e.g. coordination of patient coverage during
planned and unplanned absences of teammates.
Demonstrates awareness and appreciation of roles and contributions
of individual team members.
Participates in peer review with other team members and coach
support.
Participates in the orientation of new team members.
Serves as team representative for special events and projects, as
requested.
Participates in team meetings and other team activities.
Shares accountability with team members for achieving team
performance goals.
Performs other duties, as needed, including personal care
services.
For CMHS only:
Patient assignments are for routine long acting injections and
medication delivery.
For Hospice and Home Care only:
Assists patients with activities of daily living, which may require
positioning, moving, transferring and lifting patients of varying
weights and physical conditions, with and without assistance and as
appropriate, from family members and/or paraprofessionals.
Qualifications
Licensure: - License and current registration to practice as an LPN
in New York State required. - Valid driver's license may be
required as determined by operational/regional needs.
Education: - High School Diploma or completion of LPN Program
required.
Experience: - Minimum of two years work experience as an LPN
required. - Bilingual skills may be required as determined by
operational needs. Home care/hospice experience preferred.
For CMHS only : Experience working in mental health and/or home
care strongly preferred.
For Hospice only: - Employee will be hired to perform nursing care
duties in primarily one area of service (Home Care visits, Hospice
Residence shifts, or Crisis Care visits). - However the nurse will
be cross-trained in each service area and will be expected to
perform nursing care duties in all three Hospice services, as
needed.
Keywords: VNS Health, Tenafly , Licensed Practical Nurse, Home Care, LPN (Manhattan - Bilingual Chinese preferred), Healthcare , Park Ridge, New Jersey
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