Licensed Practical Nurse
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St. Croix Hospice’s Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct patient care under Registered Nurse supervision, following each patient’s Plan of Care and supporting comfort and quality of life. The role includes treatment, patient and caregiver education, symptom management, documentation, and coordination with the interdisciplinary care team. Care is provided in a home setting, with occasional lifting and adaptation to varied work conditions.
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Position Type Full Time
Description
Work Where You Matter!
At St. Croix Hospice we guide patients and families through the end-of-life journey. Through compassionate care, we focus on our patient’s quality of life, empowering them to make the most of their time with dignity, comfort and respect. If you are ready to be part of an extraordinary team of caregivers, then come work where you matter.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Position Overview
The Licensed Practical Nurse is responsible for providing direct patient care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Responsibilities include following each patient’s individual Plan of Care, providing treatment, and working collaboratively with the members of the care team to support the hospice patient, provide comfort and enhance their quality of life.
Essential Functions and Skills Patient Care
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Provides direct patient care as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, including specialized duties related to end of life care.
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Implements current nursing practice following a comprehensive assessment and the plan of care.
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Provides accurate and timely documentation of patient services to reflect the Plan of Care.
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Assesses and provides patient and family/caregiver education and information pertinent to diagnosis and self-plan of care.
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Participates in coordination of hospice services, appropriately reporting the identified needs to the interdisciplinary group. Examples include Hospice Aide, OT, PT, SW, ST, Dietician or Clinical Supervisor.
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Uses and prepares equipment and supplies effectively, adhering to aseptic technique.
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Provides appropriate pain/symptom management. Evaluates patient’s response to treatments/medications.
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Participates in personal and professional growth and development. Also participates in organization's quality assessment performance improvement teams and activities.
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Performs other duties as assigned by the Registered Nurse.
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Responsible for maintaining compliance with all HIPAA regulations and requirements. Treats all patient information as confidential and utilizes protected health information on a minimum necessary basis.
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Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Requirements/Qualifications
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Must have current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in state(s) of practice.
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Graduate of an accredited practical nurse or vocational nursing program required.
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Ability to pass background, consumer report and drug test.
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Valid State Driver’s License, access to an automobile in good working order, automobile insurance in accordance with state and organizational requirements, and an acceptable driving record required.
Preferred
- 1+ years of nursing experience preferred. Community health/hospice or medical/surgical experience is desired. preferred
Physical Requirements The physical requirements described are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made.
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Pushing/Pulling and Lifting/carrying up to 30 pounds. Occasionally up to 50 pounds.
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Ability to adapt to a variety of work conditions to ensure the highest quality of patient care in a home setting.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,005 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$53–74K/yr624 salary ranges
- Wisconsin median$24–36/hr113 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 273 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs in Wisconsin and 10,005 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Wisconsin
- Advocate Health45 open
- Aspirus Ironwood Hospital42 open
- PREVEA HEALTH29 open
- Experience
- Licensed Practical Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,571 postings).
- Education
- 20 of the 10,005 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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