Hospice LPN Team Resource

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives. Opportunities available in the North Shore and in the Boston area! Job Description: What You’ll Do: The Hospice LPN Team Resource performs professional nursing care, functions as a member of the hospice team and provides input into the assessment, planning, and evaluation of nursing services. Under the direction and supervision of the RN Case Manager - Hospice, the LPN is accountable for the quality of nursing care he or she provides and assumes responsibility for the provision of nursing care in accordance with the established plan of care for assigned patients More Specifically: - Performs nursing visits to patients as delegated/assigned by the Hospice RN Case Manager/Clinical Manager. - Provides hospice nursing care to patients and families utilizing current principles of palliative care and symptom management to produce hospice outcomes as directed by the RN. - Observes, records, and reports significant changes in the patient’s healthcare status to the MD and RN Case Manager. - Communicates with the physician to report significant changes in the patient’s condition;...