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Location: Onsite
Contract Type: Contract to Hire Pay: $35/hr + $0.41 Mileage reimbursement Shift RequirementsMonday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Weekends may be required due to weather-related events or make-up appointments
No on-call requirement
Active Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in Alabama
$0.41 per mile
Wound care experience, including wound vacs
Knowledge of heart failure and diabetes management
Ability to provide patient education on catheters and other disease processes
Injection experience
Experience with Homecare Homebase (HCHB) preferred
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct patient care in accordance with individualized plans of care, physician orders, and organizational policies. The LPN promotes patient safety, dignity, and independence while delivering high-quality nursing services in a home health or clinical environment.
Key ResponsibilitiesProvide patient care in accordance with established plans of care and physician instructions
Monitor and document vital signs, reporting abnormal findings as appropriate
Administer medications, treatments, injections, feedings, oxygen therapy, and ostomy care as prescribed
Perform wound care, including management of wound vacs, as required
Educate patients and caregivers on disease processes, catheters, and treatment plans
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members including Physicians, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech Therapists
Maintain compliance with infection control policies and procedures
Identify, report, and document potential communicable diseases or infections
Accurately document all nursing care, patient responses, progress toward goals, and communications
Order and maintain adequate medical supplies, medications, and nutritional support
Monitor and assess patient incidents; complete incident reports accurately and in a timely manner
Ensure medical equipment is properly maintained and report malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate DME provider
Support patient safety, comfort, and independence at all times
