LPN - Hospice

Company: ProMedica Senior Care
Location: Chesterfield
Posted on: March 14, 2023

Job Description:

Description

ProMedica Senior Care, formerly HCR ManorCare is one of the leading providers of Hospice, Home Care Skilled Nursing, Memory Care, Palliative Care, and Assisted & Independent Living.

Heartland, ManorCare and Arden Courts are now part of the ProMedica family of services. The home health and hospice, skilled nursing and rehabilitation, memory care services you know us for are now part of an integrated health and well being organization.

At our core, we are a not-for-profit, mission-based organization working to create a stronger, more cohesive approach to delivering care at the right place and right time.

This position is responsible for the delivery of skilled nursing care and supportive services within the scope of the nurse's education and experience. Key responsibilities involve coordinating care delivery to ensure that clients' needs are met in accordance with professional standards of practice through physician orders, ProMedica policies and procedures, and federal, state and local guidelines.

In return for your expertise, you'll enjoy excellent training, industry-leading benefits and unlimited opportunities to learn and grow. Be a part of the team leading the nation in healthcare.

4608 - ProMedica Hospice - Serving St. Louis, Missouri
Location

4608 - ProMedica Hospice - Serving St. Louis, Missouri

Educational Requirements

Currently registered/licensed in the state, and in good standing with the Board.

Position Requirements

Qualifications

• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision making abilities.
• Ability to develop and maintain rapport with the patient and family.
  
  Experience
  • A minimum of six months (institutional ) nursing experience within the past five (three ) years. Evidence of successful completion of a refresher program can be accepted in lieu of this recent experience requirement.
  • Institutional setting only; home care setting only
    
    Travel
    • 100%; necessary on a daily basis.
      
      Working Conditions
      • Client's home/living facilities.
      • Exposure to disagreeable conditions including odors, infection, illness, and physical contact from disruptive patients.
        Job Specific Details:
        
        General Responsibilities
        • Provides services in accordance with organizational policies and procedures and regulations that define scope of practice.
        • Prepares clinical and progress notes documenting outcomes of interventions.
        • Assists the RN and/or physician in performing specialized duties related to end-of-life care.
        • Assists the RN in carrying out the plan of care.
        • Prepares equipment and materials for treatment adhering to aseptic technique as required.
        • Assists the patient in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
        • Assesses patient/family response to care.
        • Ensures communication of information to appropriate team members.
          

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