LPN Home Care - Cuyahoga County (West)

                    

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Job Title

LPN Home Care - Cuyahoga County (West)

                        

Location

Independence

                    

Facility

Business Operations Center

                     

Department

HC Nursing Team West-Center for Connected Care

                      

Job Code

G1800H

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

8:00am-5:00pm

                       

Job Summary

                         

Job Details

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. This role will serve patients in the following counties: West Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Erie, and Huron.

 

Cleveland Clinic Homecare provides skilled nursing, social services and physical, occupational and speech therapy for patients returning home after a hospital stay, outpatient procedure or doctor’s visit. This team continues Cleveland Clinic treatment at home and helps patients learn or re-learn any skills necessary to stay safe and independent at home. As a Licensed Practice Nurse, you will visit and provide care to approximately 6 patients each day in the comfort of their own homes. LPNs in this role typically start and end their day working remotely.   

 

A caregiver in this position works Monday – Friday from 8:00AM – 5:00PM, every 4th weekend and one summer and one winter holiday per year. There are no on-call requirements for this position.  

 

A caregiver who excels in this role will:  

• Ensure continuity of care and coordinate discharge planning.  

• Act as an interdisciplinary team member by providing direct patient care under multiple levels of care.  

• Collect and document objective and subjective patient data, in accordance with the agency policies and procedures.  

• Report data, as appropriate, to the directing registered nurse and other members of the health care team, so that a plan of care is initiated, and changes are accurately addressed. 

• Actively engage with and educate potential customers about the benefits and appropriateness of care. 

• Ensure the patient and their family have adequate knowledge and an understanding of the hospice or homecare benefit, as appropriate. 

• Contribute to the assessment of patients by collecting data for analysis by an RN. 

• Observe patients and report any unusual conditions to professional staff. 

• Observe patients for safety risks and implement safety measures that are within scope of practice. 

• Administer medications, within scope of practice, and observe patients for effectiveness in relief of symptoms as well as for adverse reactions to medications or treatments. 

• Provide direct patient care, including dressing changes and laboratory tests, as part of the plan of care. 

• Provide ongoing education and information to patients and family members, taking into consideration cultural issues and other special challenges. 

• Maintain complete and up-to-date documentation and files at all times regarding patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care and interventions. 

• Ensure a seamless transition to the residential setting by coordinating services at time o