Home Health LPN

Job Description

About Company

CenterWell Home Health is a specialized entity providing personalized, comprehensive home care. It focuses on assisting patients who are managing chronic conditions or recovering from various health events such as injuries, illnesses, surgeries, or hospitalizations. Their care teams are interdisciplinary, comprising nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers. All these professionals collaborate to facilitate patient rehabilitation, recovery, and the regaining of independence, ultimately helping them lead healthier, happier lives.

CenterWell itself is a larger entity and a Humana company, emphasizing patient-centric experiences. It stands as the nation’s largest provider of senior-focused primary care, one of the largest providers of home health services, and the fourth-largest pharmacy benefit manager. CenterWell’s approach is holistic, addressing the physical, emotional, and social well-being of its patients. As part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), CenterWell offers a stable work environment, competitive, industry-leading benefits, and significant opportunities for personal and career growth. The company prides itself on employing over 30,000 clinicians dedicated to “putting health first” for their team members, patients, communities, and the company itself. CenterWell supports its employees’ well-being and professional development by providing flexible scheduling options, clinical certifications, leadership development programs, and career coaching, available from day one of employment.

Job Description: LPN Home Health Nurse

This role is for an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) based in the mid-Cape Hyannis area of Cape Cod, MA, covering a 30-mile radius.

Role Overview:
As a CenterWell Home Health nurse, you will become part of a caring community focused on patient health. You will make a meaningful impact daily by providing personalized, one-on-one care that enables patients to regain independence in the comfort of their homes. Working closely with a dedicated team of physicians and clinicians, you will develop and manage care plans to support recovery and help patients return to their desired lives. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is available for this position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Professional Nursing Services: Provide skilled nursing services under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), ensuring compliance with the state’s Nurse Practice Act, applicable licensure/certification requirements, healthcare standards, governmental laws, and CenterWell Home Health policies.
• Interventions and Approach: Deliver skilled nursing interventions for patients’ illnesses, rehabilitative needs, and preventative care. Utilize a holistic approach for problem-specific therapeutic interventions, teaching, and training activities in alignment with the patient’s plan of care.
• Clinical Practice: Apply knowledge and skills according to accepted standards of clinical practice to facilitate problem resolution and achieve individualized patient goals and outcomes.
• Collaboration with RN Supervisor: Confer with the RN Supervisor regarding necessary changes in the Plan of Treatment. Accept verbal orders from physicians when permitted by state law/regulations/Nurse Practice Act and communicate these orders to the RN Supervisor.
• Care Plan Implementation: Employ a systematic, individualized, goal/outcome-driven approach in implementing the nursing plan of care.
• Communication & Coordination: Maintain timely contact with patients, physicians, clinical managers, and other healthcare team members regarding patient/family needs and status changes. Participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning as appropriate.
• Confidentiality: Uphold the highest standards of professional conduct concerning confidential information, sharing it only when the recipient’s right to access is clear and it serves the patient’s best interests.
• Resource Management: Communicate appropriately to ensure adherence to professional standards regarding the provision and availability of supplies, materials, and equipment needed to safely and effectively implement the plan of care.
• Documentation: Prepare, submit, and maintain all required documentation by the Company and/or facility, ensuring visit/shift notes are documented on the day services are rendered.

Required Experience/Skills:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited Licensed Practical Nursing Program or accredited School of Vocational Nursing.
• Licensure: Current nursing license in the practicing state (Massachusetts).
• Transportation: Valid driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
• Certification: Current CPR certification.
• Experience: Two years of experience as an LPN/LVN in a clinical setting, with a preference for experience in a home health or hospice setting.

Compensation:

• Pay per visit/unit: $31.00 – $44.00.
• Annual Base Pay (Full-time, 40 hours/week): $49,100 – $67,500.
• *Note: The compensation range reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full-time employment at the time of posting. Actual pay may vary based on geographic location, job-related skills, knowledge, experience, education, and certifications.•
Benefits:

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offer competitive benefits designed to support whole-person well-being. These benefits encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions. Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Time Off: Paid Time Off (PTO), Company and Personal Holidays, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental and Caregiver Leave.
• Disability: Short-term and Long-term Disability.
• Life Insurance
• Other Opportunities: Many other opportunities designed to support employees’ lives outside of work.