Private Duty Nurse RN-Part Time Days

Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: September 29, 2024

Job Description:

Registered Nurse (RN) needed to provide skilled nursing care to patients in their homes, with a focus on delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
Aveanna Healthcare is a leading national provider of home health services to medically fragile children and adults, with a mission to revolutionize the way homecare is delivered.
Responsibilities:

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• Deliver and coordinate quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
  
• Continuously observe and assess patient condition and care needs, reporting changes to the supervisor and/or physician as necessary.
  
• Document all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses, and coordination of care in a timely manner.
  
• Develop, implement, and update the nursing care plan.
  
• Take appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieve expected outcomes.
  
• Recognize changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implement care to prevent risk 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 utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards.
  
• Educate the 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, continued education units, internal learning management skills, and skill evaluations.
  
  Requirements:
  
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  • Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
    
  • Current, unrestricted state license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice.
    
  • Current CPR certification.
    
  • Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation, and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures.
    
    Additional Requirements:
    
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    • South Carolina: One (1) year of pediatrics experience.
      
    • California: One (1) year of experience required working under current nursing license.
      
    • Louisiana: One (1) year of experience required working as a licensed nurse.
      
    • Continuing Education as required by state.
      
      Preferred Qualifications:
      
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      • Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting.
        
      • Home health experience.
        
        Physical Requirements:
        
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        • Must be able to speak, write, read, and understand English.
          
        • Must be able to travel.
          
        • Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
          
        • 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 sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance.
          
        • Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport.
          
          Environment:
          
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          • Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions.
            
          • Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases.
            
            

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