LPN or RN Home Care Weekends

LPN or RN Home Care Weekends Community Behavioral Nursing Services
• Akron, OH, US Job Description

Salary: $35 - $38.50

Employment with Community Behavioral Nursing Services (CBNS) is a unique, Home Care experience working consistently with individuals with Developmental Disabilities individually and in small groups.

The Weekend Nurse completes skilled nursing visits as scheduled by the Clinical Manager. The Weekend Nurse will be scheduled 3 weekends monthly per usual schedules patterns within Northern Stark county, Summit and Medina counties.

Nursing visits are usually scheduled between 5 am - 10:30 am & 2:35 pm - 10:20 pm.

Our nurses are paid on a per visit basis. Pay is every 2 weeks.

CBNS is a family owned and operated accredited home health agency. We specialize in caring for individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, all within a controlled group home setting to empower them to live with dignity and respect.

Traditional home care nurses may drive across one or more counties, daily. Our staff enjoy decreased driving between locations - typically no more than 15 miles!

Currently serving Stark, Summit, Medina, Cuyahoga and Lorain counties, but continuing to grow!

• Flexibility
• Work-life balance
• Work exclusively with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) population work with same patients on a regular basis
• Reward and Recognition Opportunities
• Referral Program
• Opportunities for Growth and Advancement

• Provide skilled nursing care to assigned patients, as identified in current nursing plan of care and within nursing scope of practice.
• Complete and document observations, vital signs, body systems, pain, psychosocial, etc.
• Complete and document patient wound assessment, monitoring and care, in alignment with nursing scope of practice and physician order.
• Complete skilled nursing procedures, specimen collection, and related patient services.
• Promote health and prevention to decrease incident of hospitalizations and/or re-hospitalizations by providing patient and caregiver education.
• Initiate and conduct patient and caregiver education specific to care interventions, strategies identified nursing plan of care goals.
• Act as a professional nursing liaison between patients, caregivers, physicians, and other health care providers. Coordinates care with other agencies and health professionals, as needed.
• Complete medication related tasks (as assigned): administration, documentation, physician order coordination, medication change-over, medication check-in, and other related tasks.
• Other tasks as assigned.

• Must hold a valid and unencumbered Ohio Board of Nursing License LPN or RN.
• Current certification in BLS (CPR).
• Current and valid driver license and car insurance.
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively.
• Flexibility in work location and schedule availability.
• Professionally communicates with a wide range of patients/caregivers and works as a team.

We are seeking competent Full-time, part-time, PRN and weekend team-players in Summit County, OH.