Home Health LPN/LVN
Largo, Florida
St. Pete/Largo, Pinellas County

LVN / LPN – Home Health

Location: Largo, Florida Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 20 weeks Shift: Day (5x8 hours), 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Hours: 8 per day, 40 per week

Role Overview

• Skilled home care for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and commercial insurance patients
• 6 to 8 skilled home visits per day
• Hours vary based on the needs of the home health office
• Visits and hours are self-scheduled, based on office needs
• Schedule includes Monday to Friday 8a–5p, Monday to Friday 9a–6p, Thursday to Monday or Friday to Tuesday shifts, and alternating weekend shifts
• Scrubs: any solid color

Patient Population and Clinical Duties

• High-risk diagnoses: heart failure, COPD, MI, pneumonia, stroke
• General medical diagnoses and post-op care
• Cardiopulmonary assessment and basic wound care
• ABI compression dressing and wound vac dressing
• Pleurx/Aseptdrain care
• Foley catheter change and care
• Staple and suture removal
• Glucometer and pro-time machine use
• SQ and IM injections
• Lab draw venipuncture
• IV skills
• PICC line or midline care and dressing change
• SQ port access and deaccess

Required Qualifications

• Valid LPN / LVN license in Florida
• At least 1 year of home health experience in a home care setting, completed within the last year
• Experience with OASIS
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• IV certification
• Infusion experience, including IV skills
• Experience working with high-risk patients
• Experience working with stroke patients
• Wound care experience
• Post-op care experience
• Valid driver's license

Background, Identity, and Health Requirements

• Background check completed within 1 year of start, including county, nationwide, sex offender, and education searches
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks
• Florida AHCA Level II fingerprint results on file before start (results must be dated within 30 days of start; pending fingerprints do not allow a start)
• Standard 9-panel drug screen including THC, completed within 30 days (instant tests are not acceptable)
• Physical completed within 6 months of start
• TB test (PPD, QuantiFERON, or T-spot) completed within 10 weeks of start; candidates with a past positive PPD must provide a chest X-ray from the past year and a completed TB questionnaire
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, and varicella: titer or 2 vaccines (low or equivocal titers require 1 booster)
• Hepatitis B: titer, series, or declination
• COVID: vaccinated or exemption form on file (medical and religious exemptions are accepted)
• Flu: vaccine or declination on file; candidates who decline must wear a mask at all times while at work
• Annual respirator medical clearance, if a respirator will be used
• Florida AHCA affidavit, privacy policy, and demographic information sheet
• Dress code and tobacco policy acknowledgement
• Fit mask acknowledgement
• Photo for badge (clear, professional photo with a solid background)
• Personal or auto insurance, active during the entire assignment

Onboarding Requirements

• Facility account registration and training modules, completed before start (estimated 4 to 8 hours)
• Signature request form for home health candidates, submitted by the Friday before start
• Hurricane exemption survey, required for assignments from June 1 through November 30
• Facility documentation and scheduling systems used on the job