About the role
JOB DESCRI P TION SUMMARY
The Lic e ns e d Practi c al/ V ocat i o n al Nur s e is re s po nsibl e for prov i din g dire c t p ati e n t car e
u n d er th e s u pervisi o n of a r e giste r ed nur s e. Re s p o nsibi l ities inc l u d e f ollowi n g t he pl a n o f c are, provid i ng tre a tme n ts, a n d w orkin g coll a bo r atively with t he m e m b ers o f t h e t e am t o
h elp mee t positi v e p at i en t car e
o ut c omes.
ESSENTIAL JOB F UNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES 1 . Provi d es di r ect pat i e n t ca r e a s d efi ne d in S t at e N u rse Pra c tice Act , incl u di n g s pec i alize d dut i es re l at e d t o end-of-life ca r e. 2 . Impl e m e nts curr e nt nursi n g practi c e f ollowi n g a c o mp r e h ensi v e a sses s men t
a nd t h e pla n of c are .
3 . Provi d e a c cur a te a n d t i mely d oc u me n tat i on of p at i en t service s
t o ref l ect t h e p l an o f car e . 4 . Asses s
a nd prov i de p a tie n t a n d f amily / car e giver e du c ati o n a n d in f ormat i on pert i n e nt to dia g nosi s
a nd self-plan of c are. 5 . Partici p at e s in c o ordi n ati o n of ho s pice s ervice s , a ppr o pria t ely r e porti n g t h e i d ent i fie d
n e e ds to t h e in t erdiscipli n ary gro u p. E x a mple s incl ud e h ospi c e a i de , OT , PT , SW, ST, D i etici a n or Clinical S u pervisor. 6 . Uses a n d pr e pa r es e q ui p m e nt a n d s u p plies ef f ect i vely, a d heri n g t o as e ptic t ec h ni q u e . 7 . Provi d es ap propri a te pa i n/s y mpt o m ma n a ge m e nt. E v alu a te s
p ati e nt’s re s p on s e t o trea t men t s / m e dicat i on s . 8 . Partici p at e s in per s o n al, pro f essi o nal grow t h a n d de v elo p me n t. Als o
p articip a tes i n org a nizat i o n 's q ualit y as s es s m e n t
p erfo r m a nc e improv e men t
t e a ms a n d activitie s . 9 . Perfo r ms o t her d u ties as assi g n e d b y
t he r egis t e r ed nur s e.
P OSITION QUALI F ICATIONS 1 . Gra d ua t e of a n accr e di t ed pra c tical nurs e or v oc a t ional nurs i ng pr o gr a m. 2 . Thre e y e ars n ursin g e x peri e n c e. C o mmun i ty h ea l th / ho s pice or m e dical/ s urgi c al ex p erien c e is pre f erre d . 3 . Currently li c en s e d as a n
L PN/ L VN i n t h e St a te. 4 . Complies wi t h acc e p t ed pro f essi o nal st a n d ard s
an d p r actic e . 5 . Demon s tra t es g o od v er b al a n d writt e n c ommuni c a tion ,
a nd or g ani z ati o n skills. 6 . Must b e a lic e ns e d driver wit h
a n a u t o m o bile t h a t i s insu r ed i n a ccor d an c e wi t h s t a t e an d/or org a nizat i o n re q uir e m e nts a n d is i n g o od w orkin g order. 7 . Pos s esse s
a nd main t ain s curr e nt C PR certifi c at i o n. 8 . Under s t a nds phi l os o ph y o f
h ospi c e c on c ep t . Als o u n ders t a n ds n e ed s
o f t he te r mi n ally ill. The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets. More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.