Home Care - Licensed Practical Nurse - Intermittent Care - $2500.00 Sign-on Bonus

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for intermittent home care. In this role, you will provide direct patient care to both pediatric and adult patients in their home environment, working in collaboration with supervising RNs and the healthcare team. You will deliver personalized, one-on-one care while building meaningful relationships with patients and families, using your clinical expertise and critical thinking skills to coordinate care, educate patients and caregivers, and help individuals safely remain at home while reducing hospitalizations.

Clinical Setting

This is an intermittent home care position with Vanderbilt Health Clinical Nursing. You will work independently in patients' homes while maintaining communication with supervising RNs and physicians. The role offers a high level of autonomy supported by a collaborative interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare providers in the delivery of health care services
• Partner with the healthcare team by following the established plan of care to ensure patient progress and effective outcomes
• Support plans to promote health and a safe environment
• Navigate medical scenarios with autonomy under the direction of the supervising RN while maintaining compliance with physician-ordered plans of care
• Administer intravenous fluids and perform sterile procedures
• Recognize and respond to clinical situations appropriately and timely to prevent patient decompensation and injury
• Identify and assess patient needs and clinical changes, accurately reporting assessment findings in a timely manner to the supervising RN and physician
• Provide care for patients with a variety of needs, including chronic disease management, post-surgical recovery, wound care, medication management, and patient education

Required Qualifications

• Active Licensed Practical Nurse license in Tennessee
• One year of relevant nursing work experience
• Graduate of an approved discipline-specific nursing program

Schedule

• Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Flexible shifts available

Compensation and Bonus

• Sign-on bonus of $2,500.00 ($1,250 paid at 6 months, $1,250 paid at 12 months)
• Note: The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions and is not applicable to current Vanderbilt Health staff or former staff who have worked for Vanderbilt Health in the past twelve months

Benefits

• Affordable high-quality health plan options
• Dental and/or vision plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short and long-term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• Supplemental pay program opportunities