Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Hospice LPN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 9

Full-timeAkron, OH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A current, unencumbered Ohio license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse is required.
One year of acute care experience is required.
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and the internet is required.
The ability to read, write, speak, and understand English is required.
A valid driver's license and acceptable driving record are required. The candidate must be insurable under the professional liability and crime coverage policies specified by insurance carrier underwriting standards.
The role requires working weekends, evenings, and holidays as scheduled, and 24/7 on-call availability for emergencies.
The role requires the ability to sit up to 4 hours per day, stand up to 8 hours per day, walk up to 6 hours per day, lift, transfer, push, or pull patients or equipment up to 50 pounds, and drive up to 6 hours per day.
The role entails potential exposure to falls, equipment burns, odors, cuts, patients with various disease processes, and infectious waste and diseases, including AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses; bloodborne disease exposure risk category is I.

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing assessment and nursing care to patients in homes and health care facilities, evaluate patient needs, and develop and implement comprehensive care plans addressing current needs.
For home health patients, identify when additional services may be needed or appropriate and notify the appropriate team member or team leader.
Follow current nursing professional standards of practice and agency-approved protocols for home health and hospice.
Provide quality care and symptom management to promote patient comfort.
Communicate with other health care providers about changes in patient condition and needs.
Assess patient and caregiver needs and provide education when necessary.
Provide high-quality customer service to internal and external customers.
Oversee implementation of each patient's plan of care and evaluate the plan's effectiveness on an ongoing basis.
Prepare for the interdisciplinary group by reviewing the care plan, reconciling medications, and anticipating patient and family needs, as applicable.
Audit and maintain current, accurate patient records using laptop computers and paper or chart documentation in accordance with company policies and federal, state, and local guidelines.
Participate in quality improvement projects as needed.
Maintain knowledge of regulatory agency, accrediting body, and third-party payer requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

One year of medical-surgical nursing experience is preferred.
Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency is preferred.
Proficiency with electronic medical records is preferred.

It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing!

Our intention is to have employees who are passionate about making their personal mission statement come to life each day at work! Be it through providing healing, eradicating loneliness, contributing to efficiencies, streamlining processes, being dependable, sparking creativity or something else, the demonstration of HOW you do your job is just as important as WHAT you do in your job.

Alongside our valued employees, we are making a difference throughout the state of Ohio in the lives of those that need healthcare or those embracing the next chapter of their lives. Sustained members of our team demonstrate accountable behavior and share our values of customer service, innovation, integrity, inclusion, financial stewardship, leadership and care.

The LPN Field Staff is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of quality home health and hospice care and services, ensuring compliance in accordance with company standards and federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.

Essential Activities and Tasks

Care Management and Service Delivery - 90%

Provides ongoing assessment and nursing care to patient in homes and health care facilities. Ensures an accurate evaluation of patient needs, develops and implements a comprehensive care plan that addresses current needs. For home health, identifies when patients need or qualify for additional services and notifies appropriate team member or team leader.
Follows current nursing professional standards of practice and agency approved protocols for home health and hospice.
Provides quality plan and symptom management for the comfort of patients.
Communicates with other health care providers about changes in condition and patient needs.
Assesses patient and caregiver needs and provides education when necessary.
Commitment to high quality customer service for internal and external customers.
Oversees the implementation of the patient’s plan of care. Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan on an ongoing basis.
Prepares for IDG by reviewing Care Plan, reconciling medications and projecting patient/family needs, if applicable.

Quality and Compliance Management - 10%

Audits and maintains current and accurate patient records through use of laptop computers and paper/chart documentation in accordance with policies, federal, state, and local guidelines.
Participates in quality improvement projects as needed.
Maintains knowledge of requirements of regulatory agencies, accrediting bodies, and third party payers.

All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

Current unencumbered license for the state of Ohio to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) required.

Experience

One year experience in acute care required.
One year experience in medical-surgical nursing preferred.
Experience in a Medicare-certified home health agency preferred.
Proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and the internet required.
Proficiency with electronic medical records (EMR) preferred.

Other Requirements

Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
Must possess a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record. Must be insurable under professional liability and crime coverage policies as specified by insurance carrier underwriting standards.

Working Conditions and Special Requirements

Sitting - Up to 4 hours/day
Standing - Up to 8 hours/day
Walking - Up to 6 hours/day
Lifting, transferring, pushing or pulling residents/patients or equipment/supplies - Up to 50 pounds
Driving - Up to 6 hours/day
Work weekends, evenings, and holidays - Required as scheduled
On-call availability - 24/7 for emergencies
Subject to falls, burns from equipment, odors, and cuts - Work day
Subject to residents/patients/patients with various disease processes - Occasional
May be exposed to infectious waste, disease, conditions, etc. including exposure to the AIDS and Hepatitis B viruses - Work day
Risk Category for Exposure to Bloodborne Diseases - I

About the Company

Ohio Living

Not-for-profit senior living with continuum care

Ohio Living provides aging services in Ohio through 11 life plan communities, offering a continuum of care from independent living to skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, and palliative care, plus home health and hospice services. It funds these programs through resident fees and donations, reinvesting all revenue back into its communities rather than distributing profits. A defining feature is the Life Care Commitment, a promise that no resident will be asked to leave if they exhaust their funds in good faith. The organization partners with other healthcare entities and operates a provider-owned Medicare Advantage plan to coordinate care and improve outcomes, guided by a Christian-based, nonprofit mission.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Westerville, OH
Founded: 1922

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