Hospice Licensed Practical Nurse

SPRING yourself into a new career with Advisacare!

**Ready for a change and looking to do one on one nursing care? AdvisaCare is where it is at!!**

**Do you want the opportunity to build close relationships with patients, providing individualized care plans tailored to their need?**

We are a "Successful" and "GROWING" fast paced Hospice Agency that desires your help!!

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding position as a Hospice LPN? We are searching for compassionate, dynamic, energetic, organized and efficient professionals with Hospice experience to become part of our Hospice Family with our Troy office location being your Parent Agency servicing our clients for the Lansing and surrounding areas!

For this role, you need to be a Licensed Practical Nurse who sees the value of Hospice care. You will be providing emotional support, with the goal to help patients live their final days with dignity and comfort. Participate and provide feedback to the team for regular interdisciplinary group meetings; on the development, review and revision of the patient/family plan of care.

Does this describe you? Then you may be a great fit for the Hospice LPN role at AdvisaCare Hospice!!

Requirements

• Initial and on-going assessment of patient’s physical, functional, psychosocial and environmental needs
• Implement the individualized plan of care and revisions as needed
• Compliance with AdvisaCare Hospice Policies and Procedures, Medicare compliance
• Consulting with and educating the patient/family on disease process, self-care techniques, end-of-life care, dealing with issues of ethical concern
• Supervision of paraprofessionals providing services to patient
• Preparing clinical and progress notes, participating in IDG conferences
• Participate in Hospice performance improvement program
• Maintain high level of customer satisfaction with our clients, families and caregivers
• Communication of information using current process and technology within organization
• On Call Rotation

Requirements:

• Current Michigan License in good standing
• Minimum 2 year hospice experience
• Empathetic approach to patients and caregivers
• Participate in field visits daily, office meetings as indicated
• Ability to adapt to patient’s status and needs on a full time on call basis