Licensed Practical Nurse Home Health McDowell

Join our organization and experience a workplace where colleagues are valued and trusted members of the healthcare team. Advance your career with a company dedicated to providing respectful and compassionate care, recognizing the unique worth of every individual. We invite you to apply for the position of Licensed Practical Nurse with our Home Health Team!

Position Overview and Qualifications

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) within our organization, you will be essential in offering compassionate, individualized care to patients in their homes. Working alongside Registered Nurses and the care team, you will assist in managing medical needs and fostering patient independence—treating each patient as if they were family, one home visit at a time.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering nursing care at home, which encompasses wound care, medication administration, and assistance during procedures.
• Accurately documenting assessments, interventions, and outcomes to ensure safe and continuous care.
• Monitoring patient conditions and notifying the care team of any changes to facilitate timely and coordinated responses.
• Educating patients and their families to enhance medication adherence, improve understanding of health conditions, and encourage greater independence at home.
• Collaborating closely with RNs, healthcare providers, therapists, and care coordinators to provide high-quality, personalized care in a home environment.

Qualifications Required:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 15 days of starting employment.
• Valid Driver's License (DL).
• Licensed as a Practical or Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN).
• Completion of an Associate Degree or graduation from a Vocational School.

Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience is required.

Benefits

Our organization offers a comprehensive rewards package designed to support the health, life, career, and retirement of our team members. The available plans and programs include:

• Extensive benefits covering medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support, featuring free counseling and referral services.
• Time-off programs that include paid time off, paid family leave, and both short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Savings and retirement options, such as a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (depending on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Educational support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, and scholarships for dependents.
• Additional benefits for family planning, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may differ based on location.

Our healthcare services organization, located in Asheville, North Carolina, provides a full range of post-acute care, including Rehabilitation Hospital, Home Health, Outpatient Rehabilitation, Hospice, Palliative Care, Private Duty, PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), and Orthotics & Prosthetics. With over 1,200 team members and 400 volunteers, we are committed to helping individuals in western North Carolina lead fulfilling lives despite health challenges.

Our organization has been recognized multiple times as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute. In recent years, we have invested approximately $3.7 billion in charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

‘There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.‘ - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
Co-Founder

If this opportunity resonates with you, we encourage you to apply for the Licensed Practical Nurse position in Home Health. We review all applications promptly, and highly qualified candidates will be contacted directly by our team. We are conducting interviews - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.