AdaptHealth

Nurse, LPN

AdaptHealth • $69K — $110K *
Anchorage, AK 99504In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Associate degree in nursing or equivalent
  • Current and unrestricted LPN clinical license
  • Two years of clinical nursing experience required
  • Preferred five years of related HME experience
  • Valid and unrestricted driver's license

Responsibilities

  • Ensure physician orders are followed in patients' plans of care
  • Develop and revise plans of care based on physician orders
  • Monitor patient outcomes and report changes to supervisors
  • Participate in effective communication among clinicians providing patient care
  • Complete and submit required documentation within agency guidelines
  • Provide instruction on safety measures to patients and caregivers
  • Respond timely to emergency patient needs

Benefits

  • Flexible scheduling options including after hours, weekends, and holidays
  • Opportunities for professional development through in-services and meetings
  • Supportive environment for collaboration with clinical staff and healthcare providers
  • Maintains patient confidentiality and security of information
  • Engagement in continuous quality improvement efforts
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

NURSE, LPN

Responsible for providing specialized nursing services to patients and caregivers at home or in alternative settings. Provides technical nursing and skilled interventions as ordered by the physician. Instructs, motivates, and assists patients / caregivers in learning and improving ability to live independently at home.

Job Duties:
  • Ensures physician orders are followed and included in patients plan of care
  • Development and revision of the plan of care based on physician orders
  • Ensures nursing orders are carried out in a professional manner satisfying professional ethics, patient rights and State and Federal codes and regulations
  • Continually monitoring patient outcomes and reporting changes to supervisors to prevent hospital readmission
  • Participates in effective communication amongst other clinicians providing care to the patient
  • Completes and submits all required documentation within established agency guidelines
  • Communicates the patient's progress to supervisor and make changes as necessary under the physician's direction
  • Covers after hours, weekend and holiday on call to meet the branches need
  • Maintains confidentiality of all company and patient related information. Protects patient rights as defined in the patient Bill of Rights
  • Attends and participates in staff meetings, required in-services and other meetings as requested
  • Instructs patients/caregivers of the safety measures appropriate to care and environment and observes/implements standard precautions and infection control for all patients.
  • Ensures accurate patient assessments are completed timely
  • Coordination of related services for patients
  • Response to emergency patient needs timely and escalating to supervisors and physicians as needed
  • Always represents self in a professional and ethical manner
  • Takes professional responsibility for self-protection during required work in potentially hazardous situations
  • Completes all required patient care documentation and reports accurately and in a timely manner
  • Communicates with clinical staff, physicians, and other health care providers to assure the quality and continuity of patient care
  • Other duties as assigned.


Requirements

Minimum Job Qualifications:
  • Associate degree in nursing or equivalent
  • Current and unrestricted LPN clinical license
  • Two (2) years of clinical nursing experience is required
  • Five (5) years of related HME experience is preferred
  • Valid and unrestricted driver's license


Salary Description

$33.18 - $53.09 Per Hour

About AdaptHealth

AdaptHealth is a provider of home healthcare equipment and services. The company offers a range of products, including respiratory equipment, mobility equipment, and home medical equipment. AdaptHealth also provides clinical and administrative services to patients and healthcare providers. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Westampton Township, New Jersey.
Learn more about AdaptHealth
Size
10,700 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Healthcare
Net Income
-$29.6 million
Revenue
$1 billion
NASDAQ
AHCO
* Ladders Estimates

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