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Overview
Join a team of passionate and caring clinicians who make a difference in
people\'s lives. Our nursing group focuses on compassion and meeting the
needs of our clients in a variety of settings such as Home Health,
Hospice, Residential and Private Duty. If your passion is outstanding
patient care coupled with a desire to help others live their best life,
then come work for us. Apply today!
Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 care for client following client\'s plan of care at all
times while maintaining client\'s dignity and independence
- Monitoring clients vital statistics and reporting abnormal findings
to the case manager and physician assessments
- Administration of medications, feedings, oxygen, ostomy care as
needed per client\'s plan of care and provided assessments of
results
- Complete routines as established by other care professionals such as
PhysicalTherapist, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapists
- Insure infection control policies are maintained at all times,
reports possible communicable diseases or infections and insures the
overall implementation and practice of infection control procedures
are implemented
- Accurately documenting nursing actions of all care given and
communication with family, case manager, and physicians as well as
documenting the progress and outcomes for established goals and
informs physician, case manager, and families of changes in
client\'s medical condition and needs
- Ordering supplies, medications, and feedings as needed to insure
adequate amounts are on hand at all times
- Ensures all patient needs are being met in accordance with the
instructions of the physician.
- Monitors incidents involving individuals. Ensures incident reports
are completed timely, accurately, and case managers are informed;
examines the individual following the incident
- Ensuring all medical equipment is maintained and report faulty
equipment to Durable Medical Equipment for repair
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Proof of current license as an Licensed Practical Nurse or Licensed
Vocational Nurse in good standing from the state(s) of practice
- Current Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification
- Ability to work in a home-like setting
- Be able to bend stoop, push, pull, sit, and walk for periods of time
- Able to utilize proper body mechanics while lifting 50 pounds
- Knowledge of individual service plans, including understanding of
client rights and health needs
- Must have completed post secondary coursework to facilitate
licensure as an Licensed Practical Nurse or Licensed Vocational
Nurse