LPN - M-Fr On-call

IDD LPN Nurse / Licensed Practical Nurse

Location: Winston‑Salem, NC
Salary: $16.00‑$30.00 per hour (posted 5 months ago)

VIA Health Partners is an industry leader and top‑10 nationally ranked provider of end‑of‑life care. We are a community‑based, not‑for‑profit hospice & palliative care provider, with deep community roots and decades of experience serving all patients’ and families’ needs regardless of their ability to pay or their medical complexity. We are a people‑first organization whose funds go to serve our mission.

• Medical, Vision, and Dental plans through BCBS
• 28 days of Paid Time Off
• Excellent mileage reimbursement rate
• 403b Retirement plan with matching
• Focused programs honoring Veteran patients
• Assistance with achieving Certified Hospice & Palliative Nurse (CHPN)
• Best Orientation and Onboarding program you’ve experienced
• Seasoned Hospice leaders guiding your career growth

• Assumes responsibility for the effective coordination of patient/caregiver care.
  • Conduct nursing assessments to assist in the overall management of patient/caregiver needs.
  • Make visits to provide appropriate interventions. Follows established plan of care, evaluates patient/caregiver responses to determine progress toward goals, and revises plan of care as necessary.
  • Develops, implements, and evaluates plan of care for patients/caregivers. Incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and palliative nursing actions, and specifically addresses patient/caregiver education. Evaluates and updates plan of care as goals and objectives are achieved or changed.
  • Emergency triage by telephone and home visits.
  • Provides interventions consistent with the plan of care and performs all interventions required for each visit. Identifies new problems or needs when they occur.
  • Facilitates patient and caregiver independence to extent possible.
  • Initiates and maintains a liaison relationship with healthcare providers to effectively coordinate multidisciplinary care. Consults with the patient, caregivers, physician, facility staff and interdisciplinary team when initiating care and when significant changes in care needs occur. Reliably communicates pertinent information to appropriate members of the interdisciplinary team.
  • Identify and refer all patient/caregiver psychosocial needs to VIA Health Partners Medical Social Worker as appropriate.
  • Identify learning needs of patients and caregivers and provides necessary instruction.
  • Demonstrate nursing care procedures. Utilize teaching materials, tools, and written information appropriately.
  • Encourage and allows time for questions and consultation.
  • When providing hospice care, appropriately utilizes VIA Health Partners policies, patient related protocols, standing orders and guidelines, including Enclara Pharmacia MUGs;
    Medline, and Pro Hospice, as applicable.
• Indirect patient/caregiver care responsibilities.
  • Maintain productive and professional relations with external agencies and healthcare providers.
  • Store all supplies safely and ensure that the work area is clean, secure, and well‑maintained.
  • Maintain appropriate utilization of resources to ensure cost‑effective delivery of healthcare.
  • Apply principles of infection control and ensure universal precautions in accordance with accepted professional practice.
  • Keep clinical records current by synchronizing laptop information throughout the shift.
  • Complete and submit all clinical documentation per VIA Health Partners clinical documentation guidelines.
  • Maintain current medication profile as directed by physician. Document medication teaching: purpose, doses, route, frequency, actions, indication for use, side effects and interactions.
  • Record time/mileage accurately.
• Responsible for related duties as required and/or assigned.
  • Adhere to VIA Health Partners’s Core Values and Expected Behaviors that are listed in the Employee Policies, Practices & Benefits Handbook.
  • Ensure that VIA Health Partners professional reputation is maintained and projected.
  • Assume responsibility for professional development and stay abreast of current trends in field. Incorporate new information and methods into practice.
  • Maintain current professional licensure/certification, (LPN…