Licensed Practical Nurse - Home Care bei Granite VNA, Inc.

Description

At Granite VNA, New Hampshire’s largest home health and hospice provider, we believe in care that helps our patients return to living the life they desire. The care we provide is personal and meaningful.  Join our mission-driven team and deliver high-quality nursing care in the heart of the beautiful Lakes Region. 

Whether you are driving past the sparkling lakes or cozy mountain towns, your work will have a lasting impact - helping individuals stay healthy, safe, and independent in the place they call home. 

Why Nurses Choose Granite VNA: 

· A supportive leadership team who leads with compassion and integrity

· Autonomy and purpose 

· Collaboration with a team full of dedicated, knowledgeable and supportive professionals 

· Competitive pay, mileage reimbursement and generous benefits

· Ongoing professional development and opportunities for career growth

· Oh, and did we mention lakeside sunsets and fresh air?

At Granite VNA, we bring care home – and bring out the best in our team.  If you’re ready to trade the in-patient setting for a career with freedom, flexibility and deep impact, we’d love to meet you! 

Apply today and bring your care to where it matters most – home. 

Reporting to the Home Care Director/Manager, the Granite VNA Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) delivers age appropriate care to the patient in the home setting utilizing standard nursing best practice: implementation of plan of care as established by a Registered Nurse, and within scope of practice defined by the NH Board of Nursing. LPNs will effectively interact with patients, care givers and other healthcare team members while maintaining all standards of professional nursing. LPNs are supervised by the Registered Nurse assigned to the patient.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Follows appropriate plan of care (POC) developed by the Registered Nurse in partnership with the patient, patient representative (if any) and/or caregiver(s) based on thorough assessment incorporating all aspects of patient limitations and goals. Documents accurate and ongoing treatments: nursing interventions, patient response to care provided, patient/caregiver educational needs, problems, capabilities, limitations and progress toward goals. Documentation includes evidence of appropriate patient/caregiver teaching, and the understanding of these instructions in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Engages the patient /caregiver in meaningful education as indicated per care plan.
• Communicates with ordering provider and other health practitioners related to the current POC.
• Demonstrates responsibility to effectively communicate the patient’s progress towards goals or change of status within the POC with members of the Interdisciplinary Team and other health professionals through team/patient care conference.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team, agency projects, committees, QAPI program and/or other activities upon request and approval from direct supervisor.
• Attends Agency In-service programs.

Other Job Functions

• Actively participates in organization-wide quality management program.
• Properly applies Universal Precautions per agency policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates flexibility in the role by accepting other duties as assigned for which qualified.
• Performs job duties in a safe manner in order to prevent injury to yourself and others

Expected Hours of Work

The employee will be scheduled to work based on program and Agency needs. Work assignments include holiday and weekend rotations.

This is a full time position.  Monday - Friday  8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Area of coverage: Franklin, Sanbornton, Tilton and Northfield

Requirements

1. Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing, accompanied by current New Hampshire nursing license, or compact state license through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
2. One year of recent general medical/surgical or skilled/acute care nursing experience.