LPN CIC - FT Days -Lake City, Palatka, Gainesville

• Completes assessment of patients regularly and on-going as patients’ conditions warrant

• Provides patient care in accordance with physician orders and patient / family goal, directed by the Care Plan; provides post-mortem care per policy.

• Demonstrates awareness and maintenance of Universal Precautions.

• Provides emotional support to patient / caregiver.

• Teaches patient / caregiver as appropriate to situation, plan of care.

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of medications, including medication administration.

• Demonstrates competency in skills identified, maintaining completion of annual competency of these skills per agency standard.

• If Crisis Intervention care case ends, notify supervisor immediately.

• Give Shift Report to Team and Manager of CIC.

• Call time in at the end of every scheduled shift.

• Communicates timely, thoroughly, professionally with Medical Director, Home / LTC Team Manager / designee, Inpatient unit team members (as appropriate), Home and LTC teams, patient / family, other Community Hospice departments.

• Evaluates services provided to patients, apprising Inpatient Unit Manager / designee if compliments / concerns or opportunities for improvement are expressed.

• Facilitates transfers into the Inpatient Facility (if appropriate) further ensuring continuity of care of Hospice services.

• Charts patient condition / changes every 1 hour during shift.

• Documentation completed is reflective of patient care given, services provided, relevant to Continuous Care criteria and death / discharge process. Any concerns noted, patient status; is legible, neat; is accurate, thorough, completed in a timely manner.

• Documents relevant to the Medication Administration, Narcotic Administration, and accountability and destruction of medication following patient death.

• Care Plans are kept current, applicable to patient and patient needs.

• Incident Reports are completed accurately and submitted immediately to the Nursing Support Service Manager / designee.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Licenses / Certifications :

• Current License as a Licensed Practical Nurse / Licensed Vocational Nurse in the state of Florida.

• IV Certification in the state of Florida.

• Current CPR certification.

Any combination of education and experience that would provide skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to :

• Graduate from an accredited Practical Nursing Program.

• Minimum of two (2) years experience in long term care setting or home health setting.

• Reliable transportation that allows employees to shift work locations when needed.

• Furnish one or more active telephone numbers that enables management to contact employee should an unexpected change of work location be required.

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