Lpn Coordinator - Fort Lauderdale

Use Your Nursing Skills To Make a Difference.

Hospice nurses provide end of life care to help ensure the comfort and quality of life for their patients. They primarily work in collaborative, team-driven environments that require frequent communication with their patients, families and other caregivers. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented, patient and calm. Hospice nurses are caring and kind individuals who possess a special hospice heart who can help our patients celebrate the rest of their life’s journey.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Interacts with management, physicians and field staff utilizing a teamwork approach
• Responsible for assisting the Care Group Managers in the overall patient/family direct care function.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Professional Requirements
• Current license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Florida.
• Hospice Certification preferred.
• 30 hour IV Certification preferred.
• LPNs will be able to perform techniques and procedures according to the skills as evidenced by attendance at training sessions and under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.
• Skills
• Education/Regulatory Requirements
• Language Skills
• Adequate and reliable means of transportation with adequate insurance and valid Florida driver’s license.
• Understanding of the ability to apply the characteristics of hospice nursing, case management, crisis intervention, communication skills, thanatology skills, and needs assessment skills.
• Ability to coordinate with both volunteers and other health care professionals in the delivery of palliative care to Hospice patients.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support Certification.