Registered Nurse (Rn) - Licensed Practical Nurse (Lpn)

What do we do? Universal Pediatrics is Iowa and South Dakota’s largest provider of home health care focusing on one-on-one nursing services for the pediatric and young adult population. We have over 30 successful years in business and have proven to be the premier choice for pediatric home health care!

What would you be doing? This role requires Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses to dive into the fun of being a kid while providing quality care. We help kids integrate themselves, as best they can, into school, family, extracurricular activities, and the community while promoting and maintaining their health and safety. You would assist families to learn, provide, and succeed in caring for their medically complex kiddo with consistency, skill, and passion.

In this role, some days you will have a lot of fun! There will be games, laughing, learning, and adapting. Some days may challenge your abilities to critically think as a nurse. But each day, you will feel reward and pride in the services and support you provide.

Every client’s needs are different, but key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Completing assessments, medication administration, and providing therapies, treatments, and interventions as scheduled in accordance with the plan of care and physician’s orders.
• Partnering with all members of the interdisciplinary team including the family, ensuring a constant flow of communication regarding the client’s cares, changes in condition, developmental goals, etc.
• Providing support and education to clients and families to help them be successful.
• Build rapport and trust with clients, families or other caregivers, the office team, and peers to facilitate effective communication and build relationships.
• Complete charting timely through our electronic medical record system.
• Keep up to date with the client’s plan of care, changes in conditions, physician’s orders, family, or caregiver requests, etc.
• Be a cheerleader for the client and families to promote growth and development.
• Champion Universal Pediatrics’ vision, mission, and values.

What’s required?

• Active Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse licensure, without restrictions.
• Valid driver’s license and proof of auto liability insurance coverage.
• CPR certification required but may be obtained after hire.
• COVID-19 vaccine compliance.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 50 pounds.

What we are looking for:

• Role models Universal Pediatrics’ values.

• Integrity – those that do the right thing for the right reason.
• Compassion – putting families first and seeking to understand each individual client situation.
• Adaptability – having the confidence to do home health differently, suggesting new ways of doing things, and showing resilience.
• Responsibility – those that listen to learn and who own their actions, attitudes, and decisions.
• Excellence – consistently growing and developing to be the best and providing families with personalized support.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and process information from multiple different sources.
• Ability to work and communicate professionally with clients, families and caregivers, physicians, peers, supervisors, and office team members.
• The ability to be culturally sensitive; possess the ability to recognize individual differences to manage relationships and interactions with others.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

We offer:

• Full-time benefit package includes health insurance, vision and dental plans, short-term disability, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and paid time off (PTO).
• All employees are eligible to participate in the group 401(k) plan with company match!
• Tuition reimbursement program for full- and part-time employees.
• 24-hour management support.
• Access to CE courses and Lippincott Advisor.
• Long-lasting and memorable bonds with clients!
• Individual, hands-on training and support.
• Work/life balance.
• Various employee activities and incentives.
• Promotion opportunities.

Universal Pediatrics is an equal employment opportunity employer.

As a healthcare entity, Universal Pediatrics adheres to CMS, CDC, OSHA, and state and local requirements regarding COVID safety. In accordance with CMS regulation, all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or be approved for an exemption, as a condition of employment. Unvaccinated staff will be required to wear appropriate PPE in compliance with regulations.

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