LPN
Port Charlotte, Florida
Posted Sep 6 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- Full Time & Part Time
- Unit
- Home Health
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Full Time & Part Time
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- LPN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
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About this role
Our home health care agency is expanding and searching for a dedicated and compassionate Home Health LPN. We hire the most compassionate and thoughtful talent in the field. Come join an amazing agency that values their employees.
Responsibilities
- Chart observations of the patient’s condition at each visit.
- Administer Physician-prescribed medication.
- Dress or redress wounds and monitor the healing progress.
- Provide education to patients and families on proper home health care procedures and strategies.
- Coordinate with Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and other individuals in the patient’s care plan.
- Recommend tools or devices that may improve the quality of life for the patient.
Qualifications
- Valid LPN license and in good standing
- Proven experience as a licensed practical nurse, preferably in home health
- Excellent knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures
- In-depth knowledge of health and safety guidelines and procedures (sanitation, decontamination etc.) and willingness to always follow them
- A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Responsible and compassionate
- Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Patient with excellent problem-solving skills.
Benefits
Flexible schedule
Mileage Reimbursement
Additional Benefits for FT Staff
This role requires a Level 2 background screening in compliance with Florida AHCA regulations prior to employment. https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Sourced from Palms Home Care’s careers page.
“Proven experience as a licensed practical nurse, preferably in home health” · from this posting
Requirements
- Valid LPN license and in good standing
- Proven experience as a licensed practical nurse, preferably in home health
- Excellent knowledge of nursing care methods and procedures
- In-depth knowledge of health and safety guidelines and procedures (sanitation, decontamination etc.) and willingness to always follow them
- A team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Responsible and compassionate
- Outstanding organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Patient with excellent problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
Place
- City
- Port Charlotte, Florida
- Median rent
- $1,553/mo
- Local household income
- $63,844/yr
- State price level
- 3% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Florida index 103.4, where 100 is the national average.
Port Charlotte sits along Florida's Gulf Coast near Charlotte Harbor, offering a relaxed waterfront lifestyle with easy access to boating, fishing, and nearby Gulf beaches. A quieter, retirement-friendly community at heart, it appeals to nurses seeking a slower pace and year-round sunshine without the congestion of larger metro areas.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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About the employer
You are deciding on home health with Palms Home Care in the Tampa area (33611), covering Hillsborough and nearby counties—Polk, Hardee, Manatee, and Highlands. Days are in patients’ homes, not a single unit hallway: skilled nursing alongside PT, OT, speech,…
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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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
