Licensed Practical Nurse Homecare-; Middlesex​/Somerset​/Union Counties

Position: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE HOMECARE-FT (MIDDLESEX/SOMERSET/UNION COUNTIES)

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE HOMECARE-FT (MIDDLESEX/SOMERSET/UNION COUNTIES)

JFK Merdian Home Care Serv, Iselin, New Jersey

• Requisition #
• Shift: Day
• Status:
  Full Time with Benefits

Overview

Our team members are the heart of what makes us better. At Hackensack Meridian Health we help our patients live better, healthier lives and we help one another succeed. With a culture rooted in connection and collaboration, our employees are team members. Here, competitive benefits are just the beginning. It’s also about how we support one another and how we show up for our community.

Together, we keep getting better—advancing our mission to transform healthcare and serve as a leader of positive change.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients in their homes through assessment, development, implementation and evaluation.
• Properly comply with appropriate physician orders in a timely manner. Chart, audit and demonstrate compliance on frequency and timely admission of referral.
• Assess the acuity of the patient in a timely and accurate manner. Communicate by use of secure messaging to appropriate people (i.e., physician, case managers). Assure documentation is completed in the EMR at time of visit.
• Independently prioritize and complete routine assignments consistently, accurately and within the guidelines under the direction of a registered nurse.
• Complete patient care related activities within scheduled frequencies. Issue appropriate frequencies directed by physicians. Obtain daily schedule by use of syncing into EMR application.
• Assure assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of patient care are reflective of policy, procedures and standard of care measured by complete and accurate documentation in EMR application.
• Complete and update patient plan of care as needed/required. Assure documentation that reflects plan of care is appropriate and current.
• Teach patients and families based on identified health needs. Chart, audit and demonstrate documentation of teaching goals and plans. Ensure teaching is appropriate by working with primary nurse.
• Report patients' problems to primary nurse or nursing management personnel with possible solutions. Assure appropriate documentation is evident in clinical record.
• Communicate pertinent patient information and plan of care to primary nurse. Obtain physician's orders as needed.
• Other duties and/or projects as assigned. Demonstrate flexibility with job responsibilities in all areas.
• Adheres to HMH's organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
• Lifts a minimum of 50 lbs., pushes and pulls a minimum of 50 lbs. and stands a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Qualifications Education, Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Required

• Graduate of an LPN Program or equivalent
• Six (6) months experience

Education, Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

Preferred

• Home Care Experience

Licenses and Certifications Required

• Licensed Practical Nurse
• BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire

Compensation

Minimum rate of $32.40 hourly. HMH is committed to pay equity and transparency for our team members. The posted rate of pay in this job posting is a reasonable good faith estimate of the minimum base pay for this role at the time of posting in accordance with the New Jersey Pay Transparency Act and does not reflect the full value of our market‑competitive total rewards package.

Benefits

In addition to our compensation for full‑time and part‑time (20+ hours/week) job positions, HMH offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH (HMH) IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding, genetic information, refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available to an employer the results of a genetic test, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, national origin, nationality, ancestry, disability, marital status, liability for military service, or status as a protected veteran.

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