LPN Homecare Float | FT Nights - Alachua County

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Behind every award is a story, and ours is written every day by more than 900 dedicated employees and hundreds of compassionate volunteers who walk alongside patients and families when they need us most.

At Community Hospice & Palliative Care, we're honored to be recognized with the Hospice Honors Elite award, a testament not just to our clinical excellence, but to the compassion we bring to every bedside, every home, every conversation. Every day, we serve approximately 1,500 patients living with advanced illness, wherever they call home, be it a private residence, a long-term care or assisted living facility, a hospital, or in one of our nine inpatient care centers.

We're here to improve quality of life, to ease pain and lift burdens, and to be the Compassionate Guide that families need when time matters most. And most importantly, as the only non-profit hospice provider in the region, we never turn anyone away due to an inability to pay.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct patient care in accordance with applicable laws and organizational policies. The LPN supports the delivery of compassionate, high-quality care in hospice and palliative care settings, performing assigned clinical tasks and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal outcomes for patients and caregivers.

Position Details

• Days/Hours: Nights; 3x12 shifts, 8pm-8am weekdays with some weekends, usually one weekend a month
• Work Coverage Area: Alachua County area; Gainesville and Lake City; home care with some local Assisted Living Facilities
• Certification Required: IV Certification
• Compensation: $27.00 - $32.00/hr, plus extra paid driving mileage; full benefits package plus 23 days annual PTO
• Sign On Bonus Eligible: Yes $2,000

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Completes assessment of patients regularly and on-going as patients' conditions warrant.
• Provides patient care in accordance with physician orders and patient/family goals, directed by the Care Plan; provides post-mortem care per policy.
• Demonstrates awareness and maintenance of Universal Precautions.
• Provides emotional support to patient/caregiver.
• Teaches patient/caregiver as appropriate to situation, plan of care.
• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of medications, including medication administration.
• Demonstrates competency in skills identified, maintaining completion of annual competency of these skills per agency standard.
• Follows company policies and guidelines related to specific job functions.
• Other duties as assigned.

Coordinates implementation of Plan of Care so that:

• Communicates timely, thoroughly, professionally with Medical Director, Home/LTC Team Manager/designee, Inpatient unit team members (as appropriate), Home and LTC teams, patient/family, other Community Hospice departments.
• Evaluates services provided to patients, apprising Inpatient Unit Manager /designee if compliments/concerns or opportunities for improvement are expressed.
• Facilitates transfers into the Inpatient Facility (if appropriate) further ensuring continuity of care of Hospice services.

Completes documentation so that:

• Charts patient condition/changes every 1 hour during shift. (For CIC cases only).
• Documentation completed is reflective of patient care given, services provided, relevant to Continuous Care criteria and death/discharge process. Any concerns noted, patient status; is legible, neat; is accurate, thorough, completed in a timely manner.
• Documents relevant to the Medication Administration, Narcotic Administration, and accountability and destruction of medication following patient death.
• Care Plans are kept current, applicable to patient and patient needs.
• Incident Reports are completed accurately and submitted immediately to the Nursing Support Service Manager/designee.

Licenses & Certifications

• IV Certification required
• Valid LPN License
• State of Florida driver's license with driving record acceptable to Community Hospice insurance carrier.
• Current BLS

Education & Experiences Any combination of education and/or experience that would provide the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be acceptable. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Graduate from an accredited Practical Nursing Program
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in acute care setting, long term care setting or home health setting as an LPN.
• Reliable transportation that allows employees to shift work locations when needed.
• Furnish one or more active telephone numbers that enables management to contact employee should an unexpected change of work location be required.

Community Hospice & Palliative Care, including all of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, is committed to complying with all applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended. We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to ensure equal access to employment opportunities and the ability to perform the essential functions of a position. Equal Opportunity Employer