- Assesses patient and family needs, reports new or pertinent findings to RN and physician.
- Follows prescribed plan of care as completed by the RN in order to address identified needs.
- Adheres to daily patient assignments as directed by the Clinical Manager/RN Supervisor providing personal care, observation, procedures, and medication administration.
- Demonstrates the skills and judgments to implement the medical plan of care, nursing interventions and procedures as necessary for the care of the patient, within the guidelines of his/her licensure.
- Assess, evaluates and reassesses the identified issues/symptoms patients are exhibiting, care provided and patient's response on a continuing basis.
- Meets the safety needs of the patient using equipment safely and properly.
- Collaborates and communicates on a regular basis with the RN/Clinical Manager and members of the interdisciplinary team as needed.
- Assists patients and families in accessing appropriate community resources.
- Records documentation to reflect patient care. Documentation is clear, concise and addresses specifics of teaching, direct care and response of patient / caregiver.
- Knowledgeable about and adheres to the VNA compliance plan, policies and procedures.
- Consistently provides service excellence to all patients, family members, visitors, volunteers and co-workers in a manner that reflects VNA’s commitment to CARES: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and service.
- All other duties as assigned.
- Graduate of an approved LPN school of nursing.
- Current LPN license in MA.
- CPR certification required.
- Minimum one (1) year recent experience in an acute care facility.
- Homecare and computer skills preferred.
*!%3Cp style=%22margin: 0in;;text-align:left%22 style=%22margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%0A%3Cp style=%22margin: 0in;;text-align:left%22 style=%22margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px%22%3E%26nbsp;%3C/p%3E%0A%3Cp class=%22MsoNormal%22 style=%22margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;;text-align:left%22%3E%3Cstrong%3ECape Cod Healthcare has been made aware of an instance in which a potential scammer has attempted to impersonate CCHC leadership and request chat interviews. Please note this is not our process and we will never direct you to interview solely through web-based chat. For any questions about available job opportunities or to learn more about our interview process please visit our careers page:%26nbsp;%3Ca href=%22https://www.capecodhealth.org/careers/%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22line-height: 107%;%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-family:%26quot;microsoft sans serif%26quot;, sans-serif%22%3E%3Cspan style=%22font-size:11.5pt%22%3Ehttps://www.capecodhealth.org/careers/%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E