Licensed Practical Nurse - Home Health Full Time (2939)
Jacksonville, Florida
- Eligibility
- LPN
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- Rehab
Posted Sep 4
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- On call
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- LPN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Similar roles post
- FL nursing roles that state pay post $34/hr to $52/hr
FL nursing postings that state pay run $30/hr to $61/hr, the middle half $34/hr to $52/hr, across 963 postings. That covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
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About this role
Position
Summary
A Licensed Practical nurse performs nursing functions under the direction of a registered nurse, follows the plans of care, participates in care planning, and performs nursing actions in accord with company policy and state law.
Job
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Responsibilities
Documents observations and care given in accord with company process according to company policies and procedures. Administers medications. Administers basic nursing care measure to the rehab patient and assists in giving care to the acutely ill rehab patient relative to patient age, developmental needs, and understanding.
Admits, transfers, and discharges patients. Observes, records, and reports subjective patient symptoms. Assists the RN in giving physical and emotional support to the patient.
Provides for dietary and fluid needs of the patient such as nourishment, feeding, tube feeding, observing and recording IV fluids and maintaining an accurate fluid intake and output. Takes and record vital signs: temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Adheres to policies and procedures specific to patient rights.
Maintains a clean and safe environment; identifies and reports hazards. Meets all requirements for mandatory in-services. Adheres to Brooks Rehabilitation and Home Health Division policies/procedures specific to universal precautions when delivering patient care.
Participates in On Call Rotation
Compensation
Experience and education may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended .
Thriving in a culture that you can be proud of, you will also receive many employee benefits such as the following:
- Competitive Pay
- Comprehensive Benefits package
- Vacation/Paid Time Off
- Retirement Plan with Match
- Employee Discounts
- Education and Professional Development Programs
Disclaimer: This job description describes the general nature and level of work only. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Qualifications
Sourced from Brooks Rehabilitation’s careers page.
Requirements
- LPN
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Employee discount
- Retirement plan
Place
- City
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Median rent
- $1,465/mo
- Local household income
- $69,872/yr
- Metro price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Jacksonville area index 99.5, where 100 is the national average.
Jacksonville's cost-of-living index sits 0.5% below the national average, yet median homes at $281K and $1,568 rents stay well below Orlando, Tampa, and Miami. Relocating nurses cluster in Riverside/Avondale's walkable King Street scene (around $425K) or Murray Hill's 1940s bungalows and Edgewood Avenue breweries (around $228K)—both a quick hop to Atlantic Beach.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
You are looking at Brooks Rehabilitation, a Jacksonville nonprofit rehab system founded in 1985. The work centers on helping people recover function—across inpatient rehab hospitals, and at places like the Bartram Lakes campus on 115 acres in Bartram Park, where…
On your path
Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.
Worth asking
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- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
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