LPN Nights

Job Description

Licensed Practical Nurse Needed!

Case available in Castle Rock, CO with patient needing assistance lifting and transferring.

Full time Night Shifts Saturday to Wednesday, 7PM-7AM

LPN rate $24-$28/HR

Sign on Bonuses:

FT Nights- $3,500

Qualifications of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

• Must have good standing license (LPN) in the state in which the clinician will practice
• Current CPR certification
• Must be willing to provide in home nursing care to infants, children, and/or adolescents

Responsibilities of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

• One to one patient care in a home environment
• Execution of physicians prescribed plan of care and compliant documentation of care provided in system of record
• Administration of prescribed medication, treatments and therapies
• Patient assessments, coordination of care
• Health, promotion, teaching, and training of family members

Benefits of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

• Health and Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off Available
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Employer Matching
• Easy access to state-of-the-art technology for electronic charting during point of care
• 24 Hour, 7 Day a Week Team Support for direct clinical and scheduling assistance
• Hourly Pay & Weekly Paychecks
• Flexible Scheduling (8, 10, and 12-hour shifts; Day/Night/Weekends available)
• Potential for Overtime
• Paid Training & Continuous Professional Development

Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

• Responsible for the delivery and coordination of quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
• Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes in condition to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
• Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered.
• Participate, implement and update the nursing care plan.
• Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes.
• Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
• Accepts responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards.
• Educates the patient and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies, and in meeting the patient’s nursing needs.
• Maintain knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills and skill evaluations.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current, unrestricted state license as a Licensed Nurse in the state of practice
• Current CPR certification
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures

• South Carolina
  - One (1) year of pediatrics experience
• California
  - One (1) year of experience required working under current nursing license
• Louisiana
  - One (1) year of experience required working as a licensed nurse
• Continuing Education as required by state

• Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting
• Home health experience

• Attention to detail
• Time Management
• Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
• Good organization and communication skills

• Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
• Must be able to travel
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
• Must be able to sit and climb stairs
• Must have visual and hearing acuity
• Must have strong sense of smell and touch
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
• Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

• Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or…