URGENT HIRE: Geriatric LPN/RN – Trach/G-Tube | Weekends + One Weekday | St. Petersburg, FL

NurseCore • Saint Petersburg, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

NurseCore is hiring a compassionate, dependable, and experienced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) to provide specialized, one-on-one skilled nursing care to an 82-year-old female client in her home in South St. Petersburg, Florida. The client is bedbound and requires tracheostomy care, G-tube management, oxygen monitoring, and wound VAC monitoring.

The schedule is Saturday, Sunday, and one weekday, with 12-hour day shifts from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM and up to 36 regularly scheduled hours per week. The additional weekday will be coordinated based on staffing needs and availability. Overnight shifts are not required, though optional overnight fill-in shifts and additional shifts may be available based on staffing needs.

This is W-2 private duty home care employment. Compensation is based on experience, license type, and client needs.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted Florida LPN or RN license.
• At least one year of nursing experience in a supervised setting within the past three years.
• Tracheostomy and G-tube experience.
• Wound VAC monitoring experience.
• Experience with oxygen monitoring and respiratory care.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.
• Successful completion of required Relias competency and skills assessments.
• AHCA Level 2 Background Screening or ability to obtain it.
• Negative TB screening within the past year or a chest X-ray within the past five years, subject to applicable screening requirements.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to provide safe, independent, high-quality nursing care.
• Availability for weekend shifts and one weekday.
• Compliance with applicable state and federal requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Geriatric, private duty, or medically complex patient care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized skilled nursing care in the client's home.
• Perform tracheostomy care, suctioning, and airway management as ordered.
• Administer G-tube feedings, flushes, and medications as prescribed.
• Monitor oxygen saturation, respiratory status, and vital signs.
• Monitor wound VAC equipment for proper operation, seal integrity, drainage, and alarms.
• Observe the wound VAC dressing and surrounding skin for leakage, infection, or other complications.
• Report changes in wound condition or wound VAC function to the clinical team.
• Assist with repositioning, turning, and pressure injury prevention for a bedbound client.
• Recognize and respond appropriately to changes in the client's condition.
• Maintain infection-control and patient safety standards.
• Accurately document nursing assessments, interventions, and patient responses.
• Communicate effectively with the clinical team.
• Follow physician orders, the established plan of care, and NurseCore policies.

Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience, license type, and client needs.
• Daily or weekly pay options.
• Convenient direct deposit.
• Health benefits available after six months of employment for employees consistently working 30 or more hours per week.
• Bonus opportunities.
• 24/7 access to friendly, supportive staff.
• W-2 employment with no 1099 tax filing.
• Meaningful one-on-one nursing care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed