Private Duty Nurse LPN

2 months ago

Danbury, United States Aveanna Healthcare Full time

Requisition #:197308

Location:Danbury, CT 06810

Category:Nursing

Salary:$28.00 - $30.00 per hour

Position Details

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Aveanna Healthcare, the largest home health care company in the U.S., is hiring compassionate Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to provide skilled nursing care to patients in the home setting. We are the hearts of 30,000 caregivers and trusted by over 33,000 families.

Qualifications of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

* Must have good standing license (LPN) in the state in which the clinician will practice
* Must have at least 6 months of hands on nursing experience
* Current CPR certification
* Must be willing to provide in home nursing care to infants, children, and adolescents

Responsibilities of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

* One to one patient care in a home environment
* Execution of physicians prescribed plan of care and compliant documentation of care provided in system of record
* Administration of prescribed medication, treatments and therapies
* Patient assessments, coordination of care
* Health promotion, teaching, and training of family members

Benefits of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

* Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance*
* 401(k) Savings Plan with Employer Matching*
* Easy access to state of the art technology for electronic charting during point of care
* 24 Hour 7 Days a Week Team Support for direct clinical and scheduling assistance
* Hourly Pay & Weekly Paychecks
* Flexible Scheduling (8, 10, and 12 hour shifts; Day/Night/Weekends available)
* Paid Training & Continuous Professional Development
* benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status

Aveanna Healthcare remains focused on our mission of caring for our medically fragile patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. Even in this tumultuous time, we continue to care, and we continue to hire nurses. If you need shifts or work, we are here for you. Our hearts remain focused on making a real difference for kids, adults, and families. And our resolve has never been stronger to keep our patients safe at home

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action: Aveanna provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Aveanna complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Requirements

Position Overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions

* Responsible for the delivery and coordination of quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
* Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes in condition to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
* Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered.
* Participate, implement and update the nursing care plan.
* Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes.
* Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
* Accepts responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies and the Nurse Practice Act.
* Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards.
* Educates the patient and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies, and in meeting the patient's nursing needs.
* Maintain knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills and skill evaluations.

Requirements

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
* Current, unrestricted state license as a Licensed Nurse in the state of practice
* Current CPR certification
* Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures

Additional state specific requirements:

* South Carolina - One (1) year of pediatrics experience
* California - One (1) year of experience required working under current nursing license
* Louisiana - One (1) year of experience required working as a licensed nurse
* Continuing Education as required by state

Preferences

* Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting
* Home health experience

Other Skills/Abilities

* Attention to detail
* Time Management
* Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
* Good organization and communication skills

Physical Requirements

* Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
* Must be able to travel
* Must be able to lift 50 pounds
* Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
* Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
* Must be able to sit and climb stairs
* Must have visual and hearing acuity
* Must have strong sense of smell and touch
* Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
* Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment

* Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
* Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties

* Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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