Home Health LPN 12-week contract

Interim HealthCare • Summerville, SC

411d • $62,400 - $68,640

About The Position

The LPN Home Health position is a 12-week contract role focused on providing nursing care in the home health setting. The role requires an experienced LPN who can quickly adapt to the work environment and deliver high-quality patient care. The position emphasizes the importance of clinical proficiency, critical thinking, and effective communication, while also offering flexible scheduling and a supportive work culture.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program and active LPN license in South Carolina
• Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience
• CPR Certification
• Immunization Records
• Current Physical within the last year or statement of good health
• Knowledge of state and federal healthcare laws and regulations
• Demonstrated clinical proficiency, critical thinking skills, good communicator and compassionate
• Completion of Competency Exam and Required online assessments
• Successfully pass drug and background screening
• Valid drivers license and car insurance

Responsibilities

• Implements physician orders and reports the patient's response to care for all patients assigned.
• Recognizes changing patient conditions and emergency situations and intervenes appropriately within the scope of practice and contracting employer's policies and procedures.
• Displays a working knowledge of common disease pathophysiology and common diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Administers medications in accordance with established medication administration principles, physician's orders, the State Nurse Practice Act and the contracting employer's policies and procedures.
• Reviews and carries out physician orders in a timely and accurate manner.
• Reads and interprets policy and procedure manuals, written physician's orders, equipment operating instructions and safety manuals.
• Responds to inquiries or complaints from physicians, patients, family/visitors, colleagues and other health care providers and supervisors.
• Presents written and verbal information and direction to patients, family, and staff.
• Interprets a variety of technical data as appropriate to assigned responsibilities and scope of practice (eg lab and diagnostic test results, monitoring equipment, infusion pumps, etc.).
• Understands instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• Applies basic math to job situations (eg drug calculations, intake and output calculations).
• Establishes effective relationships with patients, physicians, families/visitors, coworkers and superiors.
• Provides direct care to patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, conditions, and diseases.
• Maintains a safe environment for all patients assigned.
• Responds to emergency/disaster situations according to the policies and procedures of the contracting employer.
• Operates patient equipment and devices according to manufacturer's operating instructions and contracting employer's policy.
• Provides legible, clear written or electronic documentation of all patient care provided, medications administered, and the patient's response to care.
• Maintains confidentiality of all patient information in accordance with contracting employer's policies and procedures.
• May provide limited supervision to other LPNs and/or paraprofessional personnel providing patient care through task assignments, direction and evaluation of work completed.
• Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling
• Work life balance
• $30.00 to $33.00 an hr. DOE
• Contract Holiday Pay
• Insperity Perks: Earned Wage Access, Banking and Card Member Discounts, Cashback, and More

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees