Homecare LPN
Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.
New Hartford, New York
We are looking for a Hospice home care LPN Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and every other weekend to provide care and support to terminally ill patients and their families.
Posted Oct 12
- Shift and hours
- Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.5 shifts a week
- Unit and setting
- Home Health · Hospice care and support to terminally ill patients and their familiesterminally ill patients and their families
- License
- LPN license Licensed Practical Nurse (Required)Licensed Practical Nurse
Do you qualify?
- License
- Licensed Practical Nurse Licensed Practical Nurse (Required)
Preferred
- Experience
- 1 year homecare experience Homecare: 1 year (Preferred)
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- administering medication performing tasks such as administering medication and providing emotional support
- Day to day
- providing emotional support
- Hours stated
- Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and every other weekend
- Weekends
- every other weekend every other weekend to provide care and support
- Details
- one patient at a time You will be providing care to one patient at a time.
- Travel
- Oneida, Herkimer and eastern Madison Counties We serve patients in Oneida, Herkimer and eastern Madison Counties
- Travel
- skilled nursing facilities, residences, and patients' own homes We also care for patients in skilled nursing facilities
- Details
- four-bed residence the Hospice Siegenthaler Center a four bed residence
- Details
- staff assigned close to where they live try to assign staff close to where they live
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
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?
Your fit
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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We are looking for a Hospice home care LPN Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and every other weekend to provide care and support to terminally ill patients and their families. You will be providing care to one patient at a time.
We typically care for patients in their own home. We also care for patients in skilled nursing facilities, the Hospice Siegenthaler Center a four bed residence, the Abraham House in Utica & Rome and anywhere else the patient may call "home". We serve patients in Oneida, Herkimer and eastern Madison Counties and try to assign staff close to where they live.
A compassionate nature and excellent interpersonal skills will make you a good candidate for this position. We expect you to be confident and compassionate in caring for the terminally ill, performing tasks such as administering medication and providing emotional support.
The goal is to help patients live their final days with dignity and comfort.
Requirements
Homecare: 1 year (Preferred) Licensed Practical Nurse (Required)
What's around it?
New Hartford, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 8% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,582/mo
- Household income
- $82,717/yr, all local households, not nurse pay