Aveanna Healthcare Private Duty Nurse LVN : Days/Nights
On-siteWest Lake Hills, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Deliver and coordinate quality patient care in compliance with physician orders while continuously assessing patient conditions and reporting changes to supervisors. Document all activities, assessments, nursing actions, and care coordination in a timely manner using electronic tablets, and implement or update nursing care plans based on ongoing evaluations. Recognize changes in patient needs requiring intervention to prevent or reduce risk, educate patients and families on disease processes and self-care techniques, and maintain competencies through continued education and skill evaluations. Provide care utilizing infection control measures per OSHA standards and accept responsibility for personal accountability under state and federal regulations.
Required Qualifications
- Active, unencumbered LPN/LVN license in the state of practice
- Compact licenses must be transferred to the state of residence within 90 days
- Current CPR certification with hands-on component
- TB skin test current within last 12 months
- Reliable transportation
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current, unrestricted state license as a Licensed Nurse in the state of practice
- Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures
- One (1) year of pediatrics experience (South Carolina specific)
- One (1) year of experience working under current nursing license (California specific)
- One (1) year of experience working as a licensed nurse (Louisiana specific)
- Continuing Education as required by state
- Ability to speak, write, read and understand English
- Ability to travel
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Ability to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
- Ability to sit and climb stairs
- Visual and hearing acuity
- Strong sense of smell and touch
- Ability to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport
- Ability to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
- Required vaccinations and testing (subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons)
Desired Qualifications
- Six months prior hands-on nursing experience
- Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting
- Home health experience
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