Job Description
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Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse - LPN/LVN
We currently have a contract in place to provide continuous care to a medically fragile patient in the school setting. Here are some details of this case:
Schedule: Monday-Friday (6:30am-6:30pm) & Saturday at patient's home (6:30am-6:30pm)
Location/Setting: San Antonio, TX 78245
Age Range: Elementary School
Acuity: Feeding Tube & Med administration
We are one of the largest private duty nursing companies in the nation and growing! At Aveanna, we're proud to foster a workplace culture that celebrates diversity, encourages connection, and supports our team members every step of the way. Here's what sets us apart:
Award-Winning Culture
- Indeed's Work Wellbeing Top 100 Company in 2024
- Best Company for Work-Life Balance, Happiest Employees and Culture and Best CEO in 2024, as ranked by Comparably
Why Join Us?
- Health, Dental, Vision and Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off Available
- Flexible scheduling- full-time, part-time, or PRN. Days, nights, and weekend shifts— we will work with your availability!
- 24/7 Local support from operators and clinicians
- Aveanna has a tablet in each patient's home allowing for electronic documentation
- Career Pathing with opportunities for skill advancement
- Weekly and/or Daily Pay
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 15% discount
- Employee Relief Fund
- Benefit eligibility can vary and is dependent upon employment status and employment location
We consider it both a privilege and an honor when we welcome a new patient into our Aveanna family. Our homecare is always delivered from a place of heartfelt compassion and empathy, and every one of our Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurses (LPN/LVN)s works together to make sure we achieve outstanding clinical outcomes. Aveanna isn't just a provider of compassionate homecare to children and adults. We are a national leader .
Qualifications
- Must have and maintain an active, unencumbered license (LPN/LVN) in the state in which the clinician will practice
- Compact licenses must be transferred to your state of residence within 90 days
- Current CPR certification (with hands-on component)- Aveanna can assist in obtaining this requirement after hire, if necessary.
- TB skin test (current within last 12 months)
- Six months prior hands-on nursing experience preferred but not required
- Must have reliable transportation
Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Position Overview
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.
Essential Job Functions
- Responsible for the delivery and coordination of quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
- Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes in condition to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
- Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered.
- Participate, implement and update the nursing care plan.
- Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes.
- Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
- Accepts 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.
- Educates 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
- 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
Additional state specific requirements:
- 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
Preferences
- Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting
- Home health experience
Other Skills/Abilities
- Attention to detail
- Time Management
- Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
- Good organization and communication skills
Physical Requirements
- 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 sufficiently 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 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
- 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
Other Duties
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.
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Job Tags
Weekly pay, Daily paid, Full time, Contract work, Part time, Relief, Local area, Flexible hours, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Day shift, Saturday, Monday to Friday,