Overview:
Nurses, we are hiring! KidsCare Home Healths 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-###-#### or email at ...@kidscarehh.com.
Position Overview:
- Serving children birth to 21 years old
- Service area:
- Waco, TX 76704
- Waco, TX 76707
- Waco, TX 76710
- Leander, TX 78641
- Marlin, TX 7661
- Temple, TX 76501
- Groesbeck, TX 76642
- And Many More!....
- OPEN SCHEDULE!
- FULL-TIME & PART-TIME BENEFITS
Possible care required: Seizures, g-button, O2, trach, vent, total care
We offer a sign-on bounses and Referral bonus!
Pay up to: $28.00 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 physicians 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 patients 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.