LPN (Home Care/Clinic Rotation) - PACE Elder Care Services

Location: CHA East Cambridge Care Center 

Work Days: M-F Home care/Clinic Rot. Wkd and holiday 8-5pm  

Category: Licensed Practical Nurse  

Department: CHA PACE  

Job Type: Full time  

Work Shift: Day / Evening 

Hours/Week: 40.00 

Union: Yes 

Union Name: SH Laborers 381

Department Description: 

CHA PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). CHA PACE serves adults 55 years and older with chronic medical and/or mental health difficulties with the goals of achieving the highest level of community independence and preventing nursing home placement. CHA PACE's high functioning interdisciplinary team works to fully integrate and coordinate medical and behavioral health care, community resources, and in-home support services.

Job Purpose: 

The LPN Home Care Nurse is a member of the PACE Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) who provides nursing care to participants in their homes who have a wide variety of diagnoses. Nursing care is reflective of the participant's plan of care. Participant's status, new problems, and/or problems indicating a significant change in status are communicated to the RN.  This is a home care/clinic rotation role.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited licensed practical school of nursing
• 1-year experience in geriatrics preferred
• 1- 2 years home care experience preferred
• Maintains current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification 
• Knowledge of a second language preferred
• Must have a car to travel to participants’ homes

 
In keeping with federal, state and local laws, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) policy forbids employees and associates to discriminate against anyone based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to establishing and maintaining a workplace free of discrimination. We are fully committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not tolerate unlawful discrimination in the recruitment, hiring, termination, promotion, salary treatment or any other condition of employment or career development. Furthermore, we will not tolerate the use of discriminatory slurs, or other remarks, jokes or conduct, that in the judgment of CHA, encourage or permit an offensive or hostile work environment.