Licensed Practical Nurse -(LPN)-Terrace IDN
Independence, Missouri
Posted Aug 27
- Shift
- Any
- Unit
- Home Health
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Any
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Home Health
- Accepts
- LPN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Missouri is $33/hr, across 165 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Make a Difference. Keep Your Independence.
At Terrace Home Health & Hospice, we believe independence matters—both for our patients and our team.
As an LPN, you’ll make a meaningful impact providing skilled, compassionate care at home while working alongside an elite clinical team dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes.
Choose a four or five day work week option, giving you more time for family, life, and the things you love. Qualified LPNs may also be eligible for a bonus as an added benefit of joining our team.
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Terrace Home Health offers a competitive unit-based compensation model designed to reward experienced home health nurses for the complexity and clinical expertise required to care for patients in their homes.
If you want meaningful work, professional autonomy, an elite clinical team to partner with, and more freedom outside of work, Terrace may be the right fit for you.
What You Can Expect
Earn $39–$46 Per Unit + Blended Overtime + Paid Drive Time + $0.60/Mile Mileage Reimbursement
Choose a 4- or 5- day work week
Elite support from Day 1. Personalized nurse mentorship, EMR training, clinical guidance, and ongoing support from experienced RN leaders.
Elite RN peers, Director and Administrator to build your success and productivity
Required
Skills
A current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an License Practical Nurse (LPN). Demonstrate clinical assessment skills at the level necessary to meet the job requirements. Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to long-term care. Effective interpersonal skills and the ability and desire to work with a like minded elite interdisciplinary care team. Basic understanding of computer technology, including email use.
Proven written and oral communication skills. Proven decision-making and analytical skills. Able to relate positively, favorably, and cooperatively with others, including employees, residents, family members, and personnel of outside agencies and organizations.
Positive attitude and desire to work with the aging population.
Sourced from Terrace Home Health & Hospice’s careers page.
Requirements
- LPN
- Active license to practice as an LPN
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
Place
- City
- Independence, Missouri
- Median rent
- $1,109/mo
- Local household income
- $60,339/yr
- State price level
- 9% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Missouri index 90.8, where 100 is the national average.
Independence sits just east of Kansas City, offering small-town comfort with quick access to metro amenities. History buffs know it as Harry Truman's hometown, with a tidy downtown square and trailheads along the Little Blue River. It's a practical landing spot for nurses who want affordability and a quieter pace without leaving the Kansas City orbit.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
You work full-time days as a home health RN and can choose a four- or five-day week. You earn $51–$59 per unit, plus blended overtime and paid drive time. You start with personalized nurse mentorship, EMR training, clinical guidance, and…
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 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?