Hospice LPN
Lewiston, Maine
Posted Aug 18
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospice
- Accepts
- LPN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Maine is $37/hr, across 140 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
- Schedule/Status: Full-Time
- Department: Hospice
- Service Area :Lewiston ME and surrounding areas
- Role: LPN
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- Work Setting: Community and Care Facilities
About Andwell
At Andwell, you don’t just work here, you belong.
Being a part of the team at Andwell Health Partners means belonging to a community of people with purpose, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of those we serve by providing innovative and compassionate health care in the comfort of their homes and communities.
Take control of your day with flexible scheduling options. Ability to utilize and challenge your skills in the home or community setting. More 1:1 time with patients, working autonomously in the comfort of their home. Comprehensive benefit package to support life outside of work. Stability – An employer of choice for 50 years. Centralized HR, IT, education, and employee experience departments for improved support.
Benefits
- Incredibly flexible Health Insurance plans
- Education Reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Opportunities for internal promotions
What You’ll Do
Follow prescribed plan of care developed by the primary RN. Provide patient/caretaker with adequate knowledge to make informed decisions and judgments by teaching preventive care and helping family identify health problems. Promote patient/family independence in accepting responsibility for care. Provide supportive physical, emotional and spiritual care. Evaluate home/family safety. Make recommendations for improvements and elimination of hazards. Utilize the nursing process in implementing plan of care for patients and their caregivers. Contribute to the assessment of community health needs, health education, and participate in preventive health activities.
What You’ll Bring
Graduate of an accredited NLN School for Practical Nursing. Satisfactory completion of approved course in pharmacology. 2 to 3 years of recent acute care nursing or equivalent experience. Community health nursing experience desirable. Current LPN license in the State of Maine & CPR Certification. Must have reliable transportation with insurance and a current Maine Driver’s license.
Come see what we do with a ride-along or job shadow!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Sourced from Andwell Health Partners’ careers page.
Requirements
- Maine LPN License
Benefits highlights
- Tuition reimbursement
Place
- City
- Lewiston, Maine
- Median rent
- $986/mo
- Local household income
- $55,393/yr
- Metro price level
- 5% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Lewiston area index 94.7, where 100 is the national average.
Lewiston sits along the Androscoggin River in south-central Maine, offering nurses a small-city pace with easy access to Portland and the Lakes Region. Its Franco-American roots and Bates College campus give it a distinct cultural identity.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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You would clock in with a home and community-based organization headquartered in Lewiston, doing this work in Maine for over 50 years. From the Augusta office you cover Mid-Coast homes — Brunswick, Topsham — one patient at a time. The…
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Hospice is a specialty you move into. Med surg, oncology, or home health is the usual door in.
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