Licensed Practical Nurse Home Health Full Time
Palatka, Florida
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.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Rotating
- Unit and setting
- Home Health rehab and acutely ill rehab patients
- License
- LPN license Licensed as an LPN in the state of Florida.
- Term
- Permanent Licensed Practical Nurse Home Health Full TimeFull Time
Do you qualify?
- License
- LPN license Licensed as an LPN in the state of Florida. Check your license
- Certification
- IV Certified IV Certified.
- Certification
- hands on BLS certification Current hands on BLS certification.
- Experience
- 1 year of experience 1 year of experience.
What it pays
- Pay reviews
- Experience and education considered along with internal equity Compensation: Experience and education may be considered along with internal equity when job offers are extended.
Benefits
- BenefitsCompetitive PayCompetitive Pay
- BenefitsComprehensive Benefits packageComprehensive Benefits package
- BenefitsVacation/Paid Time OffVacation/Paid Time Off
- BenefitsRetirement Plan with MatchRetirement Plan with Match
- BenefitsEmployee DiscountsEmployee Discounts
- BenefitsEducation and Professional Development ProgramsEducation and Professional Development Programs
More benefits (3)
- Paid time off
- Employee discount
- Retirement plan
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- document observations and care given according to company policies and procedures Documents observations and care given in accord with company process according to company policies and procedures.
- Day to day
- administer medications Administers medications.
- Day to day
- administer basic nursing care measures to rehab patients and assist with care for acutely ill rehab patients
- Day to day
- admit, transfer, and discharge patients Admits, transfers, and discharges patients.
- Day to day
- observe, record, and report subjective patient symptoms Observes, records, and reports subjective patient symptoms.
- Day to day
- assist the RN with physical and emotional patient support Assists the RN in giving physical and emotional support to the patient.
- Day to day
- provide for dietary and fluid needs including feedings, tube feedings, observing IV fluids, and maintaining intake and output
- Day to day
- take and record vital signs Takes and record vital signs: temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure.
- Day to day
- adhere to patient rights policies and procedures Adheres to policies and procedures specific to patient rights.
- Day to day
- maintain clean and safe environment and report hazards Maintains a clean and safe environment; identifies and reports hazards.
- Day to day
- meet mandatory in-service requirements Meets all requirements for mandatory in-services.
- Day to day
- adhere to universal precautions policies and procedures Adheres to Brooks Rehabilitation and Home Health Division policies/procedures specific to universal precautions when delivering patient care.
- On call
- on-call rotation Participates in On Call Rotation
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, and holiday?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path
Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.
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Posted on Brooks Rehabilitation’s careers page.
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Location
Overview
Home Health
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
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.
Licensed as an LPN in the state of Florida. 1 year of experience. IV Certified. Current hands on BLS certification.
What's around it?
Palatka, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% above the US average
- Median rent
- $901/mo
- Household income
- $32,021/yr, all local households, not nurse pay