Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - PRN/Per visit - Home Health
Frontpoint Health•Lancaster, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
The Licensed Vocational Nurse provides skilled nursing care to patients of all ages in their homes and coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, patients, families, and referring agency. The LVN sees assigned visits within the scope of their license, contributes to continuity of care, and participates in coordinating care. The position also participates in the compensated perception of new hires, as stated in the posting.
Requirements
- Active state license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or a multistate license issued by a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
- One to three years of experience as a Licensed Vocational Nurse.
- Adult/geriatric home health experience.
- Nursing skills consistent with generally accepted standards of practice.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Proof of current CPR, TB, and auto insurance.
- Reliable transportation.
- Kinnser experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled nursing services under the supervision of a staff LVN.
- Observe, record, and report patients’ general physical and mental conditions to the supervisor.
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments as permitted by state regulations.
- Assist the physician and/or staff LVN with specialized procedures.
- Assist patients with activities of daily living and encourage appropriate self-care.
- Prepare clinical and/or progress notes and add them to the clinical record at least weekly.
- Report pertinent changes in a patient’s condition to the patient’s physician and other appropriate personnel.
- Perform complex wound care when in-service training for the specific procedure is documented.
- Perform routine venipuncture to obtain labs only when competency documentation by a staff LVN is in the personnel record.
- Receive and follow physician orders within the LVN’s scope of practice and home health standards; do not alter the plan of care.
- Participate in the in-service program and attend at least two educational meetings per year.
- Participate in nursing report.
- Participate in staff conferences regarding patient care.
- Participate in the QAPI plan and process.
- Coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patients, families, and referring agency.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
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