Hospice LVN PRN

Job Description

Job Description

Licensed Vocational Nurse for Hospice - Full Time

 

Are you looking for an incredible opportunity? Trinity Health Group is looking for excellent team members to work with us providing exceptional care to our patients. Our mission at Trinity of El Paso is to create a foundation of compassionate care for those we serve while providing the highest level of support, education and understanding with the best quality care for our community.

 

• Paid Holidays

• Excellent work environment

• Opportunities for growth

• Flexible Schedules

• Medical and Dental Benefits

• Simple 401K Options

• Paid Time Off

 

Qualifications

• Must have the ability to deal with abrupt schedule changes and to maintain objectivity in coping with the stress of working with acute, chronic, and terminally ill patients

• Graduate of a school of professional nursing and is currently licensed, certified, or registered in the state(s) in which he/she practices

• CPR certification and valid driver’s license

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in general nursing practice, and home health care or hospice.

• Should have good communication skills

• Ability to work well with others, function well under pressure, and function independently

• Must comply with the standards outlined in the Nurse Practice Act

• Acts only with the scope of their state license or state certification or registration

• Nurses must keep their qualifications current at all times

• Current State License to practice in Texas as a Licensed Vocational Nurse

   

Responsibilities

• In consultation with the doctor, a registered nurse will set up a plan of care

• Nursing care may include wound dressing, ostomy care, intravenous therapy, administering medication, monitoring the general health of the patient, pain control, and other health support

• Must be able to complete all physical demands of the job, which may include, but not be limited to: the ability to lift and transfer patients, carry supplies, and read normal typewritten print

• Have corrected vision and hearing within normal range and have manual dexterity with normal range of motion of all extremities

• May be requested to work weekends, holidays, and occasional overtime

• Must be able to work alone without usual support systems immediately available in acute care settings

• Provide skilled nursing services in accordance with the orders of a physician and under a plan of care in a patient’s home

• Maintain communication with attending physician, medical director, and other personnel of changes in the patient’s needs and outcomes of intervention

• Implement a plan of care that emphasizes the teaching of based practices

• This person will be working closely with the clinical supervisor to coordinate patient care