LVN needed in Marlin, TX

Overview:

Nurses, we are hiring! KidsCare Home Health’s private duty nursing services enhance our ability to ensure quality patient care by providing collaboration between our nurses and our therapists. This creates a cohesive and dedicated medical professionals team for the children entrusted into our care. For more information, please contact our nursing recruiter; Kourtney Foster at 469-550-9430 or email at kfoster@kidscarehh.com.  

 

Position Overview:

• Serving children birth to 21 years old
• Service area:
• Marlin, TX
• OPEN SCHEDULE/ AM shift/ PM shift

Possible care required: Seizures, g-button, O2, trach, vent, total care  

Sign on bonus and referral bonuses

Pay up to: $25.00 an hour

Responsibilities:

Our Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) are responsible for the delivery and supervision of patient care through the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care to infants, children, and adolescents primarily in their home according to the active plan of care, as given by the physician and other appropriate personnel.
• Provide services in accordance with a physician’s orders and in adherence to state, federal, and national accreditation commission regulations; under the direction and supervision of clinical supervision staff and the agency Administrator.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments.
• Administer prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies as ordered by the
• Document timely clear, concise, and accurate clinical notes in accordance with the plan of care.
• Notify the RN Case Manager of any changes in the patient’s condition.
• Provide and document education to patients and their families on specific details of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
• Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure that patients are receiving quality care, necessary to achieve, and exceed individual
• Uses appropriate infection control procedures and safety
• Comply with all company policies, practices, and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education and Work Experience Requirements

• Current State Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) License.
• One (1) Year Home Health Experience Preferred
• One (1) Year Pediatric Experience Preferred.
• Current CPR Certification.

Other Qualifications and Skills

• Must have reliable transportation to office and patients’ homes.

Physical Demands/Working Environment

• Position regularly requires bending, reaching, standing, stooping, sitting, twisting, talking, and hearing.
• Push and pull 50 pounds (position patient, move equipment, etc.).
• Support 50 pounds of weight (ambulate patient).
• Lift 50 pounds (pick up a child, transfer a patient, etc.) as well as assist with weights of more than 100 pounds.
• Carry equipment and supplies.
• See information up to 24 inches away (monitors, computer screens, etc.).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.