Private Duty Nurse LVN:Adult Patients

Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: Uvalde
Posted on: September 28, 2024

Job Description:

Summary: Private Duty Nurse (LVN or LPN) position available for adult patients, providing continuous care in patients' homes, with flexible scheduling options.

Aveanna's Private Duty nurses play a vital role in assisting patients with transitioning home from the hospital and providing the continuous care needed to remain at home with their loved ones. Our nurses make a positive and lasting impact on their patients' lives by providing one-on-one care ranging from 8 to 16-hour shifts.

We currently have patients and openings in the San Antonio area, with available days Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm.

As a Private Duty Nurse with Aveanna, you will have the opportunity to work with a leading national provider of home health services to medically fragile children and adults. Our mission is to revolutionize the way homecare is delivered, one patient at a time.

Our incredible Care Team consists of over 47,000 caregivers supporting more than 50,000 patients in 33 states, and it's growing. We need you to help us provide the best possible life to those who trust their care to us.

What our nurses find at Aveanna:

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• Compassion and Purpose - 1:1 nurse-to-medically-fragile-patient ratio
  
• Community and Connection - cases close to home
  
• Flexibility and Balance - self-scheduling, full-time, part-time, or PRN. Days, nights, and weekend shifts - we will work with your availability
  
• Growth and Inclusion - career and skillset advancement opportunities
  
• Excitement and Happiness - a place to call HOME
  
  
  Benefits:
  
  
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  • Health, dental, vision, and company-paid life insurance
    
  • Paid Time Off available
    
  • Weekly and/or daily pay
    
  • Overtime opportunities
    
  • Electronic documentation - a tablet in every home
    
  • Tuition reimbursement (conditions apply)
    
  • Company-sponsored continuing education credits
    
  • 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
    
  • Employee stock purchase plan with employee discount
    
  • Paid in-house trach and vent training available
    
  • Awards and recognition Program
    
  • Employee Relief Fund
    
  • 24/7 local support
    
    
    Responsibilities:
    
    
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    • Implementation of physicians' prescribed plan of care
      
    • Patient assessments and coordination of care
      
    • Administration of prescribed medication, treatments, and therapies
      
    • Compliant, timely documentation of care provided in system of record
      
    • Health promotion, teaching, and training of family members
      
    • Responsible for accepting and writing verbal orders from physicians as required and for obtaining co-signature of Case Manager on all verbal orders
      
    • Follow up with physician, client, family members, staff, and Case Manager on client problems, concerns, and/or changes in client condition
      
    • Performs other appropriate duties as assigned
      
      
      Qualifications:
      
      
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      • Must have and maintain an active, unencumbered license (RN/LPN/LVN) in the state in which the clinician will practice
        
      • Current CPR certification from American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or BLS
        
      • TB skin test (current within last 12 months)
        
      • Six months prior hands-on nursing experience preferred but not required
        
      • Must have reliable transportation
        

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