In Home Healthcare LVN: Low Acuity - Availability

Position

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) – Full Time

Paige, 78659

Full-Time or Part-Time available. All days 8 AM to 6 PM.

Feeding Tube & Medication Administration

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible scheduling – full-time, part-time, or PRN; days, nights, and weekend shifts
• 24/7 local support from operators and clinicians
• Electronic documentation via tablet in each patient’s home
• Career Pathing with opportunities for skill advancement
• Weekly or Daily Pay
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 15% discount
• Employee Relief Fund (eligibility may vary)

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, according to developed care plans and physician orders for each patient while maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries.

• Deliver and coordinate quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
• Continuously observe and assess patient condition and care needs, reporting changes to supervisor or physician.
• Document all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses, and coordination of care in a timely manner.
• Participate in, implement, and update the nursing care plan.
• Take appropriate nursing action based on assessment to achieve expected outcomes.
• Recognize changes in patient needs or responses that require intervention and implement care to prevent or reduce risk.
• Maintain personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies, and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Employ infection control measures that protect staff and patients per OSHA standards.
• Educate patient and family regarding disease processes, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies.
• Stay current on nursing competencies through education, continued learning units, and skill evaluations.

• Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
• Current, unrestricted state license as an LPN/LVN.
• Current CPR certification.
• Proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation, and compliance with nursing standards.
• Active, unencumbered LPN/LVN license in the practice state; compact licenses transferred within 90 days.
• Current TB skin test within last 12 months.
• Reliable transportation.
• Preferred:
  Six months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical setting; home health experience.
• State-specific requirements (e.g., South Carolina – 1 year pediatrics experience; California – 1 year experience under current license; Louisiana – 1 year as licensed nurse).
• Continuing education as required by state.

• Speak, write, read, and understand English.
• Travel as needed.
• Lift up to 50 pounds and reposition patients and equipment without assistance.
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting.
• Sit, climb stairs.
• Visual and hearing acuity; strong sense of smell and touch.
• Respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in home or transport.
• Function in varied environments with possible exposure to allergens, blood, bodily fluids, infectious diseases.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to medical or religious exemptions as appropriate.

Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.