In Home Healthcare LVN: Acuity - Availability

Join a Company That Puts People First! Licensed Vocational Nurse – LVN
- Days
- Full Time (Low Acuity)

Our local office is looking for compassionate nurses to provide care for a very special client/patient.

Schedule:

Full Time – Immediate Availability. Days – Monday through Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Location – South Austin, 78744. Age Range – Adult Patient. Acuity – Feeding Tube & Med Administration.

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible scheduling – full-time, part-time, or PRN; days, nights, and weekends as needed
• 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 and/or Daily Pay
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 15% discount
• Employee Relief Fund (eligibility varies by employment status and location)

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.

• Deliver and coordinate quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
• Continuously observe and assess patient condition and care needs, reporting changes to supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
• Document all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered.
• Participate in implementing and updating the nursing care plan.
• Take appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieve expected outcomes.
• Recognize changes in patient needs and responses that require intervention, and implement care to prevent or reduce risk.
• Accept responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provide care using infection control measures that protect both staff and patients according to OSHA standards.
• Educate 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, CEUs, 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.
• Have reliable transportation.

• South Carolina – One year of pediatrics experience.
• California – One year of experience required working under current nursing license.
• Louisiana – One year of experience required working as a licensed nurse.
• Continuing education as required by state.

• Six 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 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 respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport.

• Function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other conditions.
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases.

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