LPN - PRN

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

The Denver Hospice has an immediate opening for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).

Location: North Metro Denver Area

Status: PRN

Schedule: Varies

Hourly Pay Range: $28.05 - $32.96

Supplemental Pay: Based on position, schedule and/or availability: Paid Mileage, Shift Differentials, Stipends, Overtime

Mileage and Expense Reimbursement: Sixty-two and a half cents per mile – one of the highest in the industry!

Culture, Benefits and Perks:

• We value engagement, community, and outreach initiatives and know it matters for our team members and our patients. We provide welcoming and supportive care to our patients and a work environment where all team members feel respected and valued.
• We support a culture of work-life balance and provide team members with two, free, confidential and robust benefit programs designed to provide solutions to the logistical and financial problems that arise in life.
• Employer pays over 90% of employee medical premium in some plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with significant Employer Funding: Single $1,000, Family $2,000
• Healthcare Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Extensive Paid Time Off (PTO/Vacation Pay): 18 days in the first year for FT team members
• Seven Paid Holidays with an additional Floating Holiday
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match: 50% match up to 8% of total compensation
• Company-Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Career & Logo wear
• Education Reimbursement Program
• Clinical Career Ladders
• Certification Pay
• Generous Discover-a-Star Team Member Referral Program
• Team Member Service Awards
• Early Wage Access
• Legal and Identity Protection
• Robust Leadership Development Training Programs

Rewarding Work You Will Do:

Provides patient hospice, palliative and home health care in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice, keeping within the policies, values and mission of the organization. The LPN participates in Interdisciplinary Team/Group (IDT/IDG) meetings.

• Collaborates with RN Case Manager, Charge RN or assigned RN in the coordination of care to ensure Plan of Care (POC) is being followed. Attends IDG/IDT Meetings as assigned.
• Provides continuous monitoring of patient's physical, emotional and spiritual care needs.
• Demonstrates appropriate nursing care, including communicating with attending provider for medications and supplies.
• Communicates patient and family information, status and level of care to RN, manager, provider and other IDT members.
• Assists with coordination and successful completion of patient transfers.
• Educates patients, families, caregivers and community regarding hospice philosophy, palliative and home health treatments.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• May perform one or more of the duties above if applicable to agency affiliate.
• Makes appropriate assessments and referrals to the Paraprofessional Services Department.
• Conducts co-visits with field staff; performs home visits as needed in relation to volume and staffing; evaluates caregivers as assigned.
• Monitors care provided by paraprofessional staff and makes recommendations for change or improvement.

What We Are Going To Love About You:

• Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.
• Minimum Experience: One year of experience in hospice, palliative care and/or home health, medical/surgical, public health, oncology, acute care or home health.
• Required License: Current Colorado LPN license. Current CPR certification. Valid Colorado driver's license and proof of automobile insurance in accordance with state statute.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift/push/pull minimum of 35 lbs.

Care Synergy is a network of mission driven, nonprofit healthcare organizations dedicated to caring for very ill, frail, and primarily elderly individuals by keeping them at home and out of the hospital while maximizing comfort, dignity, and quality of life.

The Care Synergy enterprise includes a group of collaborating nonprofit Affiliates across Colorado's Front Range that share resources, expertise, and infrastructure to deliver high quality, compassionate care. Collectively, the enterprise generates approximately $100 million in annual revenue and serves thousands of individuals and families each year through hospice, home health, palliative care, CAPABLE, wellness, and PACE programs.

Across the Care Synergy network, the organizations provide significant community impact, including more than 7,000 hospice patients served annually, more than 2,000 palliative care patients, more than 355,000 hospice days of care each year, and more than $1.6 million in charitable care provided annually.

Care Synergy affiliated programs include The Denver Hospice, Pathways Hospice, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, CAPABLE, and Superior Medical Equipment, along with PACE programs including Colorado PACE and Pathways PACE.