Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) / Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Company: Intrepid USA
Location: North Charleston
Posted on: September 20, 2023

Job Description:

Intrepid USA - Our vision makes a difference :

We are a top 10 national home healthcare company with an overall 50 year history of excellence driving our future vision forward. We are putting a dent in the homecare universe through our commitment to providing affordable, personalized, patient and family centered medical home healthcare, home hospice, private duty homecare and independent living support services delivered in a concierge style, on-demand to create an exceptional patient experience. What makes our vision different:

• Culture driven by servant based leadership with an inverted organization chart. Our clinical teams are at the top and our CEO is at the bottom supporting our organization
• Our Care Centers are not franchises. We have a National Support Center helping our Care Center leaders manage and drive their local "family business" style of operations, clinical and patient experience
• Our teams manage their local Care Centers where they are embedded in the fabric of the communities they serve
• We are committed to caring for our patients just as if they were our family Why working here is awesome :
  • Industry leading online training system and modules for continuing education thru Intrepid University
  • Clinician centric WellSky EHR to improve clinical documentation quality and patient care
  • Competitive pay with healthcare, dental, vision, pharmacy, Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Account benefits with affordable premiums for Full-time team members
  • 401K available to all team members
  • Supportive time away through PTO time and company paid holidays for Full-time team members
  • Mobile benefits access, 98.6 telemedicine access, health education library and health cost estimator for Full-time team members.
  • Company paid Life Insurance up to $50K and AD&D insurance with the option of additional affordable voluntary life and AD&D available for Full-time team members.
  • Short and long term disability insurance available at affordable rates for Full-time team members.
  • Talent science that improves the quality of our talent acquisition, recruiting process and team members Great work you'll do here :
    
    The LVN/LPNs deliver professional nursing care to patients in accordance with an established plan of care and agency policies, and procedures. LVN/LPNs will provide quality care consistent with all relevant professional standards state and federal guidelines.
    • Observes and reports any signs or symptoms indicative of changes in conditions of the client and family situation to the Case Manager and documents such reports and observation in the clinical record
    • Performs assigned nursing procedures, including the administration of treatments and medication in the care of the client, as delegated by the Registered Nurse in accordance with the State Nurse Practice Act and the Plan of Care
    • Prepares equipment and materials for treatments observing aseptic technique as required
    • Assists the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques
    • Assists with the rehabilitation of clients according to the client care plan
    • Consults the RN in making judgments or decisions regarding care and treatments
    • Accurately documents all events related to clients and completes any related documents as required by state or federal requirements
    • Notifies the RN, physicians, and families of changes in the client's condition and documents appropriately
    • Updates the clients plan of care under the supervision and direction of an RN
    • Consistently demonstrates competency with technical nursing skills according to the legal scope of practice
    • May perform some advanced skills only after receiving and satisfactorily completing an approved educational training program and supervised clinical experience (if in accordance with state law and nurse practice act)
    • Must have documented competencies in any advanced skills
    • Ensures the maintenance and confidentiality of client records and employee information in accordance with Confidentiality policy
    • Attends case conferences as requested
    • Assists with quarterly record reviews if requested
    • Contributes to the effectiveness of case management and coordination of services through open communication
    • Follows directives of case manager and supports the efforts of case coordination
    • Completes other assignments and duties as requested and assigned to accomplish the goals and objectives of the Company What we'll love about you :
      • Passion and commitment to clinical excellence, quality and integrity
      • Embracing and leading the patient care mission through providing an exceptional patient experience
      • Positive attitude and ability to fit in as a collaborative team member for patient care
      • Excellent interpersonal communication and patient/family engagement skills
      • Commitment to clinical documentation excellence and quality along with ability to educate and inspire others
      • High energy, focus, work ethic, motivation and commitment to lifelong learning and growth
      • Flexibility with diverse clients, cultures, and environments allowing you to provide excellent care
      • Ability to demonstrate clinical skills in both a collaborative and solo contributor capacity
      • Experience with EHR systems and their implementation/optimization in complex clinical settings
      • Proficiency with federal, state and governing agency regulations for homecare
      • Participates in in-service education, continued clinical education and all professional training required by law
      • Knowledge and comfort level working with technology and enterprise wide support systems and tools
      • Successful management of a heavy volume of work, changing priorities as needed
      • Appropriate judgment and critical thinking in decisions that requiring consideration of regulatory compliance, customer service, patient welfare and company interests
      • Outstanding presentation, writing and communication skills
      • Promotes the agency through positive representation and communication of its services
      • Capable of using professional judgement to delegate selected nursing tasks
      • Strong ability to be the public face of the organization, and serve as an advocate for Home Healthcare, Home Hospice and other service lines
      • Creative thinker who embraces thought leadership
      • Capable of making challenging decisions and willing to take responsibility for them.
      • Graduate from an accredited practical or vocational nursing program.
      • Home care experience as required by state law
      • Minimum of 1 year experience in nursing, with a combination of acute care and home health/care/public health
      • Current license, (in good standing) as a LPN/LPN in the states of practice.
      • Current CPR certification
      • Valid driver's license and automobile insurance
        
        

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