Home Health - LPN - Part-Time - Lafayette

LPN - Home Health (Lafayette)

Part-Time

 

DEDICATION – Bringing Home, Health & Innovation to Life

At Anew Home Health, our employees understand dedication and how to bring home, health and innovation to life.  It’s what drives them to deliver person centered care and enhance each patients’ experience.  To constantly be learning and growing.

To become better at what they do, every day. 

SUMMARY:

The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through nursing processes of implementation and evaluation; under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Responsibilities include following the plan of care, providing treatments, and working collaboratively with the members of the team to help meet positive patient care outcomes.

Works in accordance with agency philosophy, standards of professional nursing practices, and all federal and state laws and regulations, including HIPAA as applicable.

What you will be doing:


* Sets up medications for clients and monitors side effects, drug interactions, dosages, and implements changes per physician instructions.

Informs client and family of changes immediately.


* Listens, documents and reports significant changes in condition of clients, including incidents, unexplained injuries, medication errors, or evidence of client or family dissatisfaction to Clinical Director and/or RN Case Manager.


* Provides direct patient care as defined in the state Nurse Practice Act.


* Implements the appropriate aspects of the strategy of care and follows the plan of care initiated by the registered nurse.


* Contributes to the patient assessment and provides patient and family/caregiver education regarding self-care techniques and information pertinent to diagnosis and plan of care


* Participates in quality assessment and assurance activities including implementation of recommendations and monitoring of results.


* Maintains ongoing communication with other disciplines to evaluate client responses to interventions, suggest alternative approaches when indicated and to revise and update plans of care to reflect progress toward goals.


* Facilitates and supports inter-disciplines communication to meet clients’ needs.


* Immediately informs the client, consults with the client’s physician and notifies the designated family member and/or the client’s legal representative when there is an accident involving an injury which as potential for requiring physician intervention, a significant change in the client’s physical, mental, or psychosocial status, a need to alter treatment significantly.


* Reports changes to Clinical Director and/or RN Case Manager.


* Interacts with clients, family members, legal representatives, and resolves concerns.


* Attempts to resolve all client grievances seeking consultation or assistance from Clinical Director and/or RN Case Manager.


* Consistent application of infection control procedures and un...