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SolutionHealth

Nonprofit health system in southern New Hampshire

Licensed Practical Nurse Home Care

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeManchester, NH, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited school of Licensed Practical Nursing.
  • At least 2 years of previous clinical experience; home care experience is preferred.
  • New Hampshire Licensed Practical Nurse licensure is required.
  • Current Basic Life Support certification, or must obtain it within 90 days of hire.
  • A valid driver's license and automobile insurance are required for travel throughout southern New Hampshire; a motor vehicle background report will be conducted.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver home health care to patients of all ages and families with needs ranging from basic to complex, using the nursing process.
  • Assess patients’ physical and psychosocial status and their home environment.
  • Review medical data before delivering care, document and communicate patient status, and assess needs for the Home Care Nurses.
  • Participate, under the direction of the Home Care Registered Nurse, in developing patient care plans that facilitate healthcare, promote comfort and well-being, and include patients and families.
  • Communicate appropriate information to patients, peers, managers, physicians, the department, and other involved agencies.
  • Use problem-solving methods and quality improvement to address patient care and organizational process issues.
  • Provide nursing care that promotes patient dignity and creates a calm, supportive, therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Obtain prior authorizations and document appropriately to prevent write-offs.
  • Explain insurance coverage and cost of care to patients and significant others.
  • Provide coverage for absences by rotating or working extra time, and serve the assigned VNA service area to meet patient needs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Home care experience.

About the Company

SolutionHealth

Nonprofit health system in southern New Hampshire

SolutionHealth is a nonprofit health system for southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts. Its member organizations are Elliot Health System, Southern New Hampshire Health and Home Health & Hospice Care, which provide inpatient, outpatient, specialty, urgent, home-health and hospice services; primary care providers and specialists serve patients across the region. SolutionHealth keeps information technology as a shared function, while member organizations deliver clinical care through local systems. Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health formed the system in 2018, and Home Health & Hospice Care joined in 2022. SolutionHealth is a 501(c)(3) governed by a volunteer board and based in Bedford, New Hampshire.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Bedford, NH
Founded
2018

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