Make a Difference Every Day at MorseLife Health System
About MorseLife
For more than 40 years, MorseLife Health System has been setting the standard for exceptional senior care in South Florida. As a nonprofit healthcare system, we are dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through compassionate care, clinical excellence, innovation, and service.
We are proud to be recognized as a:
• Great Place To Work® Certified employer
• 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home
• Recipient of the Gold Seal Award from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care
At MorseLife, learning never stops. As a respected teaching organization, we proudly partner with leading colleges, universities, and healthcare training institutions to educate and mentor the next generation of healthcare professionals. Through our robust clinical rotation program, students gain valuable hands-on experience while working alongside experienced clinicians and interdisciplinary teams dedicated to excellence.
Our academic partners include:
• Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
• Barry University
• Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
• Florida International University (FIU)
• Keiser University
• Lynn University
• Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
• Palm Beach State College (PBSC)
• South Florida Healthcare Institute
• South University
• University of Miami (UM)
Whether you’re beginning your career or bringing years of experience, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day.
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MorseLife by the Numbers
• 40+ years of serving South Florida seniors and their families
• 1,700+ dedicated team members united by a shared mission
• 5-Star Teaching Nursing Home recognized for excellence in care
• Great Place To Work® Certified workplace
• Gold Seal Award recipient from the Governor’s Panel on Excellence in Long-Term Care
• 11 academic partnerships helping educate tomorrow’s healthcare professionals
• Comprehensive continuum of care, including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Short-Term Rehabilitation, Hospice, Home Health, PACE, and Community-Based Services
• Mission-driven nonprofit organization committed to excellence, compassion, and innovation
Summary
The Licensed Practical Nurse provides skilled nursing care under the direct supervision of the
Registered Nurse. The LPN provides nursing services that are within the area of expertise
approved by the Florida Board of Nursing and with consistency to the patient’s plan of care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provides services in accordance with agency policies which include:
• Providing services in accordance with program policies.
• Preparing clinical and progress notes.
• Assisting the Registered Nurse or physician in performing specialized duties.
• Assisting the Registered Nurse in carrying out the plan of care.
• Assisting the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes (not to include admission). Observes, records, and reports to the appropriate person symptoms, reactions and changes including general physical and mental condition of clients and signs and symptoms which may be indicative of untoward changes.
• Assists the Registered Nurse in performing specialized procedures as directed by the Registered Nurse under physician's orders,
• Fosters cooperative effort among personnel by understanding the functions of other persons involved in client care and by active participation in team and staff conferences.
• The Licensed Practical Nurse with the education and proven clinical competence may perform certain treatments/procedures provided by the Home Health Agency's policies and the State's regulatory acts allow their performance. Only Licensed Advanced trained Practical/Vocational Nurses with documented skill in performing these functions may:
• Administer medications, observe and report signs of adverse reactions.
• Inspect intravenous insertion sites, change dressings, and remove peripheral I.V. needles/catheters.
• Hang hydrating fluid without medications.
• Hang I.V.'s premixed with medications.
• Flush peripheral lines with saline or heparin solutions.
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