About this Licensed Practical Nurse Home Health role at Intermountain Health
Job Description:
Job Description SummaryWe are seeking a compassionate and skilled Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our homecare team. In this role, you will perform a variety of delegated nursing tasks and provide essential patient care within your Scope of Practice, under the guidance of registered nurses, licensed physicians, and other healthcare professionals. Your expertise and dedication will help ensure quality care and comfort for patients in the home setting.
What does it mean to be a part of our Homecare team?
Home is more than just a place—it's where families gather, milestones are celebrated, and healing happens. As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in homecare, you will have the privilege of delivering compassionate, skilled care that allows patients to remain where they feel most comfortable—at home.
At Intermountain Health, we bring quality, excellence, and warmth to every home we serve, ensuring patients receive essential care in a familiar and supportive environment. In this exciting role, you will enhance your clinical expertise, build meaningful connections, and make a lasting impact in a setting that is both unique and deeply rewarding.
Benefits:
We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.
Minimum Qualifications:
Current LPN License in the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification for healthcare providers.
LPNs hired into hospital departments (excluding long-term care or behavioral health settings) must enroll and complete their RN within four years.
Approved IV Certification, as required by facility.
Clean driving record, as required by facility.
Ability to connect to the company’s online database twice daily, as required by facility.
Patient Care Responsibilities:
Supports the admission and check-in process, assisting patients and their families in understanding routines, rights, and the care setting.
Helps complete necessary forms and documentation.
Collects and records essential assessment data, including vital signs, height and weight, medication history, and billing details.
Identifies and responds appropriately to patient pain or discomfort.
Assists patients with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) to promote comfort and independence.
Prepares patients for medical or surgical interventions.
Performs interventions within the LPN Scope of Practice.
Supports physicians and licensed independent practitioners with treatments and procedures.
Obtains and tracks laboratory specimens (e.g., venipunctures, stool, urine) for analysis.
Prepares, administers, and manages medications (oral, IM, SQ, rectal, intradermal) in accordance with protocols.
Helps maintain supplies and ensures proper stocking and organization.
Preferred Qualifications
One (1) year experience in a clinic or acute hospital nursing setting preferred.
One (1) year specialty clinic experience preferred.
Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.
Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)
May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.
For roles requiring driving: Expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.
Location:
Homecare - Denver MetroWork City:
DenverWork State:
ColoradoScheduled Weekly Hours:
40The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.
$29.43 - $45.39We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.
Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.
By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.
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