LPN – Skilled Home Care

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Private Duty Nursing - One-on-One Home Care

Location: Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Pay: $30.00-$37.00 per hour

Job Type: Full-time, part-time, and PRN

Schedule: Day, evening, night, and weekend shifts available

Provide focused care. Build meaningful relationships.

Bright Star Care of Fort Wayne is seeking a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide one-on-one private duty skilled nursing care in clients’ homes in Fort Wayne, IN.

This opportunity allows you to focus on an individual patient, learn their routines, and develop a trusting relationship with their family. You’ll work independently in the home with support from experienced clinical leadership.

• $30.00-$37.00 per hour, based on experience, credentials, and shift requirements
• Full-time, part-time, and PRN assignments in Fort Wayne, IN
• Day, evening, night, and weekend opportunities
• Flexible scheduling based on available client assignments
• Opportunities for additional shifts

• Current, unrestricted Indiana Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license
• Current CPR/BLS certification
• Ability to complete required background and employment screenings
• Ability to meet agency health, competency, and credentialing requirements
• Reliable transportation to the client’s home
• Strong clinical observation, communication, and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently while staying connected with the clinical team
• Dependability, sound judgment, and respect for patient privacy

• Private duty nursing or home health care
• Caring for medically complex patients
• Tracheostomy care, suctioning, oxygen therapy, or enteral feeding
• Managing complex medication regimens
• Respiratory, pediatric, step-down, or long-term acute-care experience
• Additional specialty training relevant to assigned clients

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will provide care according to physician orders and the individualized plan of care, within your scope of practice and demonstrated competencies.

• Deliver personalized, one-on-one skilled nursing care.
• Monitor vital signs, symptoms, and patient responses.
• Complete nursing observations and assessments within your scope.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
• Provide ordered respiratory care, including tracheostomy care, suctioning, and oxygen therapy.
• Administer enteral feedings and medications as ordered.
• Perform wound care and other assigned nursing interventions.
• Recognize changes in condition and promptly notify the appropriate clinician.
• Follow emergency procedures when urgent concerns arise.
• Complete accurate, timely clinical documentation.
• Communicate with families, physicians, therapists, case managers, and agency leadership.
• Reinforce patient and caregiver education.
• Contribute observations to care-plan updates.
• Follow infection-control procedures, safety standards, and HIPAA requirements.

• Dedicated one-on-one patient care
• Responsive clinical leadership
• Flexible employment and scheduling options
• Ongoing training and competency development
• A team that values your nursing skills and clinical judgment
• Meaningful relationships with patients and families

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off

Bright Star Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.