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If so, please call 800.653.4490 and press option 2. A member of our care team will be happy to assist you in finding a location near you. If you are a physician seeking referral assistance, please call 888.449.4121.

Honored and privileged to serve more than 60 Ohio counties.

Ohio's Hospice at United Church Homes

Serving: Stark and Washington Counties

Administrative Office

Chapel Hill
12200 Strausser St. NW
Canal Fulton, OH 44614
Phone: 330.264.4899

Administrative Office

200 Timberline Dr. #1212
Marietta, OH 45750
Phone: 740.629.9990

Ohio's Hospice | Cincinnati

Administrative Office

11013 Montgomery Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45249
1.800.653.4490

Ohio's Hospice | Dayton

Serving: Logan, Champaign, Clark, Preble, Montgomery, Greene, Butler, Warren and Hamilton Counties

Inpatient Care Center

324 Wilmington Ave.
Dayton, OH 45420
Phone: 937.256.4490
1.800.653.4490

Administrative Office

7575 Paragon Rd.
Dayton, OH 45459
Phone: 937.256.4490
1.800.653.4490

Ohio's Hospice | Franklin

Serving: Butler and Warren Counties

Inpatient Care Center

5940 Long Meadow Dr.
Franklin, OH 45005
Phone: 513.422.0300

Ohio's Hospice | Marysville

Serving: Union and Madison Counties

Administrative Office

779 London Ave.
Marysville, OH 43040
Phone: 937.644.1928

Ohio's Hospice | Middleburg Heights

Administrative Office

18051 Jefferson Park Rd.
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130
1.833.444.4177

Ohio's Hospice | Mt. Gilead

Serving: Morrow County

Administrative Office

228 South St.
Mt. Gilead, OH 43338
Phone: 419.946.9822

Ohio's Hospice | Newark

Serving: Crawford, Marion, Morrow, Knox, Coshocton, Delaware, Licking, Muskingum, Franklin, Fairfield, Perry and Hocking Counties

Administrative Office

2269 Cherry Valley Rd.
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740.788.1400

Inpatient Care Center

1320 West Main St.
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740.344.0379

Ohio's Hospice at
The Ohio State University
Wexner Medical Center

410 W 10th Ave - 7th Floor
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone: 614.685.0001

Ohio's Hospice at
Licking Memorial Hospital

1320 West Main St.
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 740.344.0379

Ohio's Hospice | New Philadelphia

Serving: Tuscarawas, Stark, Carroll, Columbiana, Coshocton, Holmes Counties

Inpatient Care Center

716 Commercial Ave. SW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
Phone: 330.343.7605

Ohio's Hospice | Springfield

Serving: Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties

Administrative Office

1830 N. Limestone St.
Springfield, OH 45503
Phone: 937.390.9665

Ohio's Hospice | Troy

Serving: Allen, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, Miami, Shelby, and Van Wert Counties

Inpatient Care Center

3230 N. Co. Rd. 25A
Troy, OH 45373
Phone: 937.335.5191

Ohio's Hospice | Washington Court House

Serving: Fayette, Clinton, Pickaway, Ross, Highland, Pike, Clermont, Brown and Adams Counties

Administrative Office

222 N. Oakland Ave.
Washington Court House, OH 43160
Phone: 740.335.0149

Ohio's Hospice | Wilmington

Serving: Clinton County

Administrative Office

1669 Rombach Ave.
Wilmington, OH 45177
Phone: 937.382.5400
Fax: 937.383.3898

Ohio's Hospice | Wooster

Serving: Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Lorain, Medina, Summit, Richland, Ashland, Wayne, Stark, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties

Inpatient Care Center

1900 Akron Rd.
Wooster, OH 44691
Phone: 330.264.4899

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – Inpatient Unit PRN / Homecare PRN

LPN Position – Inpatient Unit

  • PRN Days & Nights  (as needed)

LPN – Homecare

  • PRN Days and Nights (as needed)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

 

DATE POSTED: 1/9/2015

Overview:

The LPN for  Hospice of Miami County will provide direct patient care services to hospice patients and supportive care to the patient’s family.  Homecare services will be provided to the patient and their families in the home setting including home residences, SNF, or ALF.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

  • Plan of Care reviewed prior to individual patient care contact to ensure quality of patient care.
  • Each LPN’s daily contact will include giving or assisting with personal care of hospice patients, including but not limited to bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, hair care, feeding, and transfers based on plan of care.  Successful completion will be evidenced by round performed and monitored by the RN daily to ensure best quality care for our patients.
  • Uses a holistic approach to patient/family care by addressing physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns in providing comfort-oriented care and seeking involvement of other disciplines in establishing and updating the plan of care.
  • Distributes food trays and assists in feeding patients as appropriate to ensure quality of care.
  • Involves patient/family in the plan of care, suggests treatment options when appropriate and provides teaching and support as needed.
  • Conducts head-to-toe assessment at the bedside every 24 hours and PRN to evaluate the status of the patient’s condition frequently enough to ensure quality care is provided in accordance with Medicare CoPs.
  • Routinely completes clinical documentation in a timely manner. Documentation is entered into the electronic medical record at the point of care and compliance will be evidenced by verifications done in chart audits to ensure accuracy of services performed.
  • Provides on-call and holiday coverage as assigned.
  • Provides supervision/observation of new clinical employees and students, when assigned.
  • Consistently provides competent care through strict adherence to current nursing and Hospice practice standards.
  • Completes SBAR assessments and communication handoffs timely and accurately on every patient in every shift as patient’s status warrants and as needed to ensure communication is relayed to appropriate party for continuation of quality of care.
  • Assessments are complete and include patients physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of the family as the hospice unit of care to ensure quality of care for our patients.
  • Plans of care are individualized and consistently updated to reflect assessment findings and provide accurate care to each individual patient.
  • Provides assistance with routine home visits when requested.
  • Promotes positive community relations through involvement in community events and cooperative work with other agencies.
  • Medications are administered per physician order reflecting correct dose, route, and frequency to ensure accurate medication administration to patients.
  • Performs all job duties and upholds the aims and objectives in accordance with the Customer Service Gold Standards and the RELATE standards.
  • Helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by assisting in planning and exchanging information with Hospice interdisciplinary team members and other agencies as needed to coordinate optimal patient / family care.
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Licensed Practical Nurse, licensed by the State of Ohio.
  2. Two years clinical (work) experience, some hospice or home health experience preferred.
  3. CHPLN certification required, or after two years of service
  4. Current CPR Certification
  5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  6. Ability to perform job duties independently, cope with patient/family emotional stress and be tolerant of diverse lifestyles.
  7. Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients and family member served in the Inpatient, ECF, ALF or home setting.

 

Other helpful skills:

  • Computer literate, experience with word processing, Microsoft Office Suite, e-mail.
  • Current driver’s license, required vehicle liability insurance and access to adequate transportation for agency-related travel.
  • Ability to perform duties independently, cope with patient/family emotions stress and be tolerant of diverse lifestyles.

**We do not hire consumers of nicotine products.

**Please note:  Your application will be evaluated on the information you provide, make sure you account for all work history, reasons for leaving and please include email addresses for your references.

Applications can be printed from this website, or may be picked up in person.  Applications and resumes may be sent to the following address:

Hospice of Miami County

Attn: HR

PO Box 502 / 550 Summit Avenue

Troy, Ohio 45373

 

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