Licensed Practical Nurse Home Health
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About the Company
CenterWell Home Health specializes in providing personalized, comprehensive home care for patients. This service is designed for individuals who are managing a chronic condition or are recovering from an injury, illness, surgery, or hospitalization. CenterWell Home Health care teams are multidisciplinary, including nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, home health aides, and medical social workers. All these professionals collaborate to help patients rehabilitate, recover, and regain their independence, ultimately enabling them to live healthier and happier lives in the comfort of their homes.
CenterWell, a Humana company, is dedicated to patient-centered 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 adopts a whole-person health approach, addressing the physical, emotional, and social well-being of its patients. As a part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), CenterWell offers stability, industry-leading benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth. The company proudly employs more than 30,000 clinicians who are committed to “putting health first” for their teammates, patients, communities, and the company itself. CenterWell supports its employees by providing flexible scheduling options, clinical certifications, leadership development programs, and career coaching, allowing them to invest in their personal and professional well-being from their very first day.
Job Description: Licensed Practical Nurse Home Health
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in Home Health at CenterWell Home Health, you will provide personalized nursing care to patients in their homes. The primary goal of this role is to support patient recovery and independence under the direct supervision of Registered Nurses (RNs) and physicians. This position involves delivering skilled nursing interventions, assisting in care coordination, meticulously maintaining documentation, and ensuring strict adherence to professional and regulatory standards. It requires a blend of clinical experience, current state licensure, and a collaborative spirit within a multidisciplinary healthcare team to promote optimal patient well-being and recovery.
Key Responsibilities and Activities of a Home Health LPN include:
• Professional Nursing Services: Providing professional nursing services under the direction of an RN, ensuring full compliance with the state’s Nurse Practice Act, all applicable licensure/certification requirements, healthcare standards, governmental laws and regulations, and CenterWell Home Health policies and procedures.
• Skilled Nursing Interventions: Delivering skilled nursing interventions for the treatment of patient illnesses, addressing rehabilitative needs, and performing preventative care. This involves utilizing a holistic approach in problem-specific therapeutic interventions, teaching, and training activities, all in strict accordance with the established plan of care.
• Clinical Practice Application: Applying knowledge and skills in line with accepted standards of clinical practice to facilitate problem resolution and achieve individualized patient goals and outcomes.
• Care Plan Collaboration: Conferring with the RN Supervisor regarding any necessary changes in the Plan of Treatment. This role also involves accepting verbal orders from physicians when permitted by state law/regulations/Nurse Practice Act and promptly communicating these orders to the RN Supervisor.
• Nursing Plan Implementation: Utilizing a systematic, individualized, goal/outcome-driven approach in implementing the nursing plan of care.
• Communication and Coordination: Maintaining timely contact with patients, physicians, clinical manager(s), and other members of the healthcare team regarding patient/family needs and any status changes. The LPN will also participate in care coordination activities and discharge planning as appropriate.
• Confidentiality: Upholding the highest standards of professional conduct concerning confidential information, sharing information only when the recipient’s right to access is clearly established and when sharing such information is unequivocally in the best interests of the patient.
• Resource Management: Communicating appropriately to ensure adherence to professional standards in the provision and availability of supplies, materials, and equipment necessary to safely and effectively implement the plan of care.
• Documentation: Preparing, submitting, and maintaining all required documentation as mandated by the Company and/or facility, ensuring that visit/shift notes are documented on the same day services are rendered.
