Hospice LPN Hospice Gen

Location Detail

765 Fairfield Ave Bridgeport (10411)

• Provide intermittent skilled nursing care in accordance with the established plan of care under the direction of the assigned primary nurse/supervisor.
• Give direct client care which includes changing dressings and catheters, administering prescribed medication and treatments, giving necessary injections, enemas, ostomy care, and pain management.
• Educate the client’s family in terms of how best to cope with the illness and end of life care.
• Carry out nursing assessment and care based on referral data, client/family interview, and clinical observation of patient health status, symptom management for hospice and palliative care patients.
• Record daily progress on charts of clients visited.
• Report to primary nurse, supervisor, physician, social worker, or therapist regarding cases.
• Consult with physician regarding client needs and plan of care.
• Assist in evaluation of care given by paraprofessional staff.
• Participate in Team meetings and case conferences with Hospice interdisciplinary team members.
• Seek consultation and guidance from supervisor.
• Maintain productivity standard.
• Provide continuous care for hospice patients as needed.
• Actively participate in the performance improvement plan known as H3W.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Coordinate agency service delivery and solve logistical problems for customers and clients.
• Provide client information to physician’s offices and receive care plan changes via verbal orders.
• Document specific patient information including verbal orders from physicians; transport verbal orders from physician’s offices as needed.
• Intervene via telephone and/or through the application of tele-home care technology for patients; communicate changes in health status of patients to appropriate clinicians.
• Refer callers to appropriate community resources or agency services when needed.
• Receive and relay information between field staff, physicians, and other resources.

Licensed practical nurse with a license to practice in the state of CT.