Big Bend Hospice is seeking a compassionate and dedicated Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Home Care team. If you are passionate about providing exceptional end-of-life care and enjoy building meaningful relationships with patients and families in their homes, we'd love to welcome you to our team.
This full-time position offers a Monday–Friday schedule, rotating holiday coverage, and the opportunity to make a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve.
Why You'll Love This Opportunity🗓 Monday–Friday Schedule
🎉 Double-Time Pay for Holidays Worked
🏡 Provide one-on-one care in patients' homes
🤝 Work alongside an experienced interdisciplinary hospice team
❤️ Meaningful work that truly changes lives
📚 Opportunities for professional growth and development
What You'll DoWorking under the direction of a Registered Nurse, you'll provide compassionate hospice care to patients in their homes while supporting families through every stage of the hospice journey. Responsibilities include:
- Deliver skilled, patient-centered hospice nursing care in the home setting
- Monitor symptoms and assist with medication management
- Document patient visits accurately and timely in the electronic medical record
- Communicate patient needs and changes in condition with the interdisciplinary team
- Educate patients and caregivers on medications, equipment, and safety
- Assist with care planning and support the RN Case Manager
- Help ensure patients remain comfortable, safe, and supported in their preferred environment
These duties are consistent with the position's responsibilities for providing hospice care, monitoring symptoms, educating families, documenting visits, collaborating with the interdisciplinary team, and supporting RN case managers.
QualificationsQualificationsRequired
- Current Florida Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License
- Minimum of one year of medical-surgical inpatient nursing experience - HOSPICE or critical care experience preferred.
- Valid Florida driver's license
- Reliable transportation and current auto insurance
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team
Preferred
- Hospice or Home Health experience
- Experience providing compassionate end-of-life care
These qualifications reflect the job requirements.
The Ideal CandidateYou are:
❤️ Compassionate and patient-focused
🚗 Comfortable traveling throughout the service area
🤝 A collaborative team player
🌟 Organized, dependable, and self-motivated
🏡 Passionate about helping patients remain comfortable in the place they call home
Why Big Bend Hospice?For more than 40 years, Big Bend Hospice has been a trusted leader in hospice and palliative care. Our mission is to provide compassionate, high-quality care that honors each patient's dignity while supporting families through life's most meaningful moments.
When you join Big Bend Hospice, you become part of a caring team dedicated to excellence, compassion, and service.
Apply today and help bring comfort, dignity, and peace to patients and families throughout our community.Skills Required
- Current Florida Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) License
- Minimum of one year of medical-surgical inpatient nursing experience
- Valid Florida driver's license
- Reliable transportation and current auto insurance
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team
- Hospice or Home Health experience
- Hospice or critical care experience
- Experience providing compassionate end-of-life care
What We Do
Big Bend Hospice is a non-profit organization established in 1983 that provides comprehensive end-of-life, hospice, and palliative care services to patients and families across the Big Bend region of Florida. They focus on compassionate, patient-centered care, offering support through medical teams, social workers, spiritual counselors, and bereavement services to ensure comfort and dignity during serious illness.
