LPN Hospice House (PRN)

Are you passionate about providing compassionate care to individuals in need? Do you have a special calling to support patients and families during their end-of-life journey? Hospice of the Piedmont is seeking a dedicated and skilled Licensed Practical Nurse to provide personal care services to Hospice House patients.     

Responsibilities:

Direct Patient Care: Provides nursing care to Hospice residents and oversees nursing assistants.

Team Collaboration: Works with the team to identify patient care needs.

Communication: Reports changes in residents' conditions to relevant medical staff.

Documentation: Maintains accurate patient records.

Support Tasks: Assists with food preparation, housekeeping, and completes various administrative tasks.

Policy Adherence: Follows personnel policies and maintains safety and infection control standards.

Medication Management: Manages medication orders, performs narcotic counts, and ensures proper medication handling.

Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities:

• Licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Two years’ relevant nursing experience required.
• Ability to manage all aspects of terminal care, health team service coordination, and documentation.
• Emotionally mature and caring individual willing to give support and assistance to terminally ill and their families.
• Basic to intermediate proficiency in word processing software.
• Driver’s license, personal automobile, and current automobile liability insurance.

Typical Physical Demands/Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. 
• While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk to hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, sit and climb or balance. 
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and push up to 100 pounds in a wheelchair. 
• Noise level is low. Physical and emotional health is necessary for the accomplishment of position duties.
• Due to the nature of services provided, it may be necessary at times for employees to work beyond scheduled work hours to ensure adequate patient care.