Private Duty Nursing - LVN

Description

Aspen Healthcare
Location: Sherman & Denison, Texas
Position Type: PRN (As Needed)

Aspen Healthcare is seeking compassionate, dependable, and skilled Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to join our growing Private Duty Nursing team serving the Sherman and Denison communities.

For nearly two decades, Aspen Healthcare has proudly served North Texas since 2007, delivering exceptional, patient-centered care with compassion, dignity, and clinical excellence. As a locally owned and operated healthcare organization, we are honored to have been recognized as Best of Denton for five consecutive years, reflecting our unwavering commitment to quality care and outstanding service.

If you're looking for a rewarding nursing career that allows you to build meaningful relationships with your patients, this is the opportunity for you. Our Private Duty Nurses provide one-on‑one skilled nursing care in the comfort of each patient's home, allowing them to remain safely where they are most comfortable while improving their health, independence, and overall quality of life.

At Aspen Healthcare, you're more than an employee—you become part of a team that is passionate about making a difference in the lives of our patients, families, and the communities we serve every day.

We offer:

• Competitive Pay
• Flexible PRN Scheduling
• Paid Orientation & Clinical Training
• One-on-One Patient Care
• Supportive Clinical Leadership
• Opportunities for Career Growth
• A Culture that Values Compassion, Excellence, and Integrity

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides skilled nursing care under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) and in accordance with the physician's Plan of Care. The LVN delivers compassionate, patient-centered care while promoting safety, independence, and improved health outcomes.

Assignments may include care provided in:

• Private Homes
• Hospitals
• Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Assisted Living Communities
• Other Healthcare Settings as Assigned

• Provide one-on-one skilled nursing care in accordance with the physician's Plan of Care.
• Deliver specialized nursing care to medically complex and respiratory-compromised patients, including the management of tracheostomy and ventilator-dependent patients, while ensuring patient safety and adherence to physician orders.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and monitor changes in condition, promptly reporting significant findings to the supervising RN and physician.
• Administer prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies within the LVN scope of practice.
• Monitor and document vital signs, oxygen saturation, respiratory status, and overall patient progress.
• Provide tracheostomy care, suctioning, airway management, and ventilator monitoring based on established clinical competencies and physician orders.
• Manage enteral feeding (G-tube/NG tube), urinary catheter care, wound care, and other skilled nursing procedures as ordered.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to respiratory distress, changes in patient condition, and emergency situations.
• Educate and reinforce patient and family instruction regarding disease management, respiratory equipment, medications, infection prevention, and safety in collaboration with the supervising RN.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation in accordance with agency, state, and federal guidelines.
• Follow all infection prevention, OSHA, and patient safety standards, including proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Collaborate with physicians, Registered Nurses, respiratory therapists, therapists, caregivers, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Participate in required orientation, annual competencies, continuing education, and clinical training.

At Aspen Healthcare, we believe exceptional patient care begins with exceptional nurses. You'll enjoy the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with your patients while working alongside a supportive clinical leadership team…