Hospice Licensed Practical Nurse (Home Health & Hospice)

As a Licensed Practical Nurse in Hospice Care at Addus Family company, you’ll deliver compassionate, patient-centered end-of-life care in the home. Working within an interdisciplinary team, you’ll provide hands-on nursing, administer medications, and manage symptoms to promote comfort and dignity. You’ll educate and support families, coordinate with RNs and physicians, and ensure accurate documentation and regulatory compliance. Addus offers training, teamwork, and growth in a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping patients remain safely at home. Provide skilled hospice nursing care to patients in their homes, following individualized care plans Administer medications, treatments, and symptom management per physician orders Monitor and document patient condition, pain levels, and response to interventions in EMR Educate patients and families on disease process, comfort measures, and end-of-life care Collaborate with interdisciplinary hospice team, including RN case managers, social workers, and chaplains Communicate changes in patient status promptly to physicians and clinical leadership Support patients and families emotionally, respecting cultural and spiritual preferences Maintain compliance with hospice regulations, infection control, and agency policies Participate in care conferences, quality initiatives, and ongoing training Travel between patient homes and facilities within assigned service area Hospice nursing care LPN clinical skills Medication administration Pain and symptom management Wound care Electronic medical record documentation Care planning support Patient and family education Infection control Regulatory and hospice compliance Medical Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Insurance Life Insurance 401k Active LPN/LVN license in state of practice Current BLS/CPR certification Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation Hospice or palliative care experience preferred Home health or community-based care experience a plus