Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Home Health | 1:1 Patient Care & Flexible Hours | Fairfield County

Bridgeport, Connecticut

TheKey Home Health Services is seeking an adaptable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to serve home health clients across Fairfield County.

Posted Oct 2

Unit and setting: Wound-Care · Home Health
License: LPN license License: Active, unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in Connecticut.Active, unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license
Term: Per Diem Position Type: Per Diem / On-Call / Part-TimePer Diem / On-Call / Part-Time

Do you qualify?

License: Active, unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license License: Active, unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in Connecticut. Check your license
Certification: CPR / BLS certification Certifications: Current CPR / BLS certification.
Experience: 1-2 years of clinical nursing experience Experience: Minimum 1-2 years of clinical nursing experience; background in home health, geriatrics, or care management strongly preferred.
Also asks: Flexible schedule with willingness to work per-diem shifts, on-call visits, and accept last-minute assignments Availability: Flexible schedule with willingness to work per-diem shifts, on-call visits, and accept last-minute assignments.
Also asks: Valid Connecticut Driver’s License, reliable vehicle, and active auto insurance Transportation: Valid Connecticut Driver’s License, reliable vehicle, and active auto insurance.
Also asks: Clinical assessment skills within LPN scope, effective communication, and EHR proficiency Skills: Strong clinical assessment skills within LPN scope of practice, effective communication, and proficiency with Electronic Health Records (EHR) for daily charting.

Preferred

Experience: Home health, geriatrics, or care management

What it pays

Pay reviews: Starting at $30.00/hour (varies by client and shift) Compensation: Starting at $30.00/hour (varies by client and shift)

Benefits

Benefits24/7 team support
Flexible schedule

The role and schedule

Day to day: Provide skilled nursing care, routine wellness visits, medication administration, wound care, and health monitoring
Day to day: Observe, record, and report changes in patient conditions to the supervising RN or attending physician promptly Patient Status Monitoring: Observe, record, and report changes in patient conditions, symptoms, or behavior to the supervising RN or attending physician promptly.
Day to day: Accept per-diem visit assignments across Fairfield County on an as-needed basis On-Demand & Flexibility: Accept per-diem visit assignments on an as-needed basis, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness to coverage needs across Fairfield County.
Day to day: Build rapport with clients and families and provide health education and support Client & Family Engagement: Build strong rapport with clients, families, and multidisciplinary care teams, providing ongoing health education and empathetic support.
Day to day: Complete and submit accurate, timely clinical notes Clinical Documentation: Complete and submit accurate, timely clinical notes in accordance with agency policy, state home health regulations, and HIPAA standards.
Day to day: Transition into extended shift or block coverage opportunities as volume expands Future Coverage: Seamlessly transition into extended shift or block coverage opportunities as regional care volume expands.
Charting: Electronic Health Records (EHR) for daily charting
On call: On-call visits and last-minute assignments
Travel: Travel to home health clients across Fairfield County TheKey Home Health Services is seeking an adaptable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to serve home health clients across Fairfield County.

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Overview

TheKey Home Health Nurse (LPN)

Location: Fairfield County, CT Position Type: Per Diem / On-Call / Part-Time

Compensation

Starting at $30.00/hour (varies by client and shift)

Position Overview

Are you looking for a rewarding nursing career that offers independence, flexibility, and high-quality patient care? TheKey Home Health Services is seeking an adaptable Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to serve home health clients across Fairfield County.

Currently, primary opportunities involve standard home visits, executing individualized care plans, routine wellness checks, and direct clinical care. As a Home Health LPN, you will be called on an as-needed basis to accept assignments, with priority given to clinicians open to accepting last-minute requests or filling temporary coverage gaps.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Direct Patient Care: Provide skilled nursing care, routine wellness visits, medication administration, wound care, and health monitoring in accordance with physician orders and established plans of care.

Patient Status Monitoring: Observe, record, and report changes in patient conditions, symptoms, or behavior to the supervising RN or attending physician promptly.

On-Demand & Flexibility: Accept per-diem visit assignments on an as-needed basis, demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness to coverage needs across Fairfield County.

Client & Family Engagement: Build strong rapport with clients, families, and multidisciplinary care teams, providing ongoing health education and empathetic support.

Clinical Documentation: Complete and submit accurate, timely clinical notes in accordance with agency policy, state home health regulations, and HIPAA standards.

Future Coverage: Seamlessly transition into extended shift or block coverage opportunities as regional care volume expands.

Qualifications

License: Active, unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in Connecticut.

Experience

Minimum 1–2 years of clinical nursing experience; background in home health, geriatrics, or care management strongly preferred.

Certifications

Current CPR / BLS certification.

Availability: Flexible schedule with willingness to work per-diem shifts, on-call visits, and accept last-minute assignments.

Transportation: Valid Connecticut Driver’s License, reliable vehicle, and active auto insurance.

Skills

Strong clinical assessment skills within LPN scope of practice, effective communication, and proficiency with Electronic Health Records (EHR) for daily charting.

Why Join TheKey Home Health?

Enjoy competitive per-diem pay rates, clinical autonomy in the field, 24/7 team support, and the opportunity to provide meaningful, personalized home care on a flexible schedule that fits your life.

What's around it?

In Bridgeport, CT

Bridgeport, CTFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 4% above the US average

Median rent: $1,450/mo
Household income: $58,685/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Bridgeport, CT

NeighborhoodsBlack Rock, on the southwestern waterfront, is the neighborhood locals and moving guides most often recommend for families and professionals: National Register historic districts, a mix of modern and historic homes, cafes and restaurants along Fairfield Avenue, parks and beaches, and a tight-knit mix of young professionals, artists, and academics with highway and transit access. Downtown Bridgeport is the urban option for busy professionals—theaters, restaurants, and the train—but most residents rent and housing is limited; 20th-century condos there cost about $180,000–$230,000. The North End is a quieter, suburban-style pocket of tree-lined streets and spacious homes aimed at families. Fairfield just west and Stratford just east (roughly $20,000–$30,000 more for similar housing) are frequently named as adjacent alternatives; East Side is noted for artistic character.

Black Rock, on the southwestern waterfront, is the neighborhood locals and moving guides most often recommend for families and professionals: National Register historic districts, a mix of modern and historic homes, cafes and restaurants along Fairfield Avenue, parks and beaches, and a tight-knit mix of young professionals, artists, and academics with highway and transit access. Downtown Bridgeport is the urban option for busy professionals—theaters, restaurants, and the train—but most residents rent and housing is limited; 20th-century condos there cost about $180,000–$230,000. The North End is a quieter, suburban-style pocket of tree-lined streets and spacious homes aimed at families.

Fairfield just west and Stratford just east (roughly $20,000–$30,000 more for similar housing) are frequently named as adjacent alternatives; East Side is noted for artistic character.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: unitsstorage.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: movers.com Source 7: homes.com

Getting aroundTypical citywide commute is about 23.08 minutes. Metro-North’s New Haven Line from Bridgeport station is described as fast, cheap, and reliable; Manhattan is roughly an hour away on a about 60-mile trek. Downtown residents walk or catch the bus; Black Rock sits near major highways and public transportation. A ferry from downtown to Port Jefferson, Long Island, takes about an hour and is used for day trips and some work commutes. Sources do not describe hospital-campus parking or drive times to specific medical centers.

Typical citywide commute is about 23.08 minutes. Metro-North’s New Haven Line from Bridgeport station is described as fast, cheap, and reliable; Manhattan is roughly an hour away on a about 60-mile trek.

Downtown residents walk or catch the bus; Black Rock sits near major highways and public transportation. A ferry from downtown to Port Jefferson, Long Island, takes about an hour and is used for day trips and some work commutes.

Sources do not describe hospital-campus parking or drive times to specific medical centers.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: homes.com

OutdoorsSeaside Park is the main coastal green space, with walking trails, picnic areas, beaches, and an arch monument; Pleasure Beach is another city beach. Downtown adds pocket parks, McLevy Green at City Hall Park, Riverfront Park with a baseball diamond by the Pequonnock, and Roosevelt Field athletic fields. Black Rock offers waterfront parks and beaches; St. Mary’s by the Sea is a named scenic stop. Beardsley Zoo—Connecticut’s only zoo—has landscaped grounds and animals including tigers, wolves, monkeys, and reptiles, plus conservation programs. Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course (established 1934) and the Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum (climbing) round out recreation; shoreline running, fishing, and the Port Jefferson ferry are warm-weather staples.

Seaside Park is the main coastal green space, with walking trails, picnic areas, beaches, and an arch monument; Pleasure Beach is another city beach. Downtown adds pocket parks, McLevy Green at City Hall Park, Riverfront Park with a baseball diamond by the Pequonnock, and Roosevelt Field athletic fields.

Black Rock offers waterfront parks and beaches; St. Mary’s by the Sea is a named scenic stop. Beardsley Zoo—Connecticut’s only zoo—has landscaped grounds and animals including tigers, wolves, monkeys, and reptiles, plus conservation programs.

Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course (established 1934) and the Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum (climbing) round out recreation; shoreline running, fishing, and the Port Jefferson ferry are warm-weather staples.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: unitsstorage.com Source 2: youtube.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: bridgeportct.gov Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: youtube.com Source 7: homes.com

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Living in Bridgeport

Bridgeport is Connecticut’s largest city—a former industrial hub (GE, Remington, Singer) in a slow renaissance of warehouse apartments, murals, and walkable downtown. For a relocating nurse, the draw is Long Island Sound plus Metro-North about an hour from Manhattan, at prices undercutting much of Fairfield County: median home $310,873, downtown condos $180,000–$230,000, though renovated singles in good pockets now run $400,000-plus. Black Rock is the usual recommendation: waterfront historic districts, Fairfield Avenue dining, BRYAC, families and young professionals. Downtown suits renters near Ralph ’n’ Rich’s, Joseph’s Steakhouse, Brewport, Cabaret Theater, Stress Factory comedy, and the train; the North End is quieter and tree-lined. Tradeoffs are blunt—Roosevelt School C-minus on Niche, a high school D-plus, and poverty, homelessness, and crime outside nicer blocks, which is why some locals point to Stratford. Expect humid 80s summers at Seaside Park and Pleasure Beach, winters in the high 20s to low 40s with occasional snow, plus Beardsley Zoo, the Port Jefferson ferry, Total Mortgage Arena, and Black Rock Porch Fest.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: homes.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: unitsstorage.com Source 4: youtube.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: movers.com Source 7: grad.southernct.edu Source 8: bridgeportct.gov

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