Pediatric Home Care LPN

Axcess Healthcare Services • Taylors, SC

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Axcess is hiring a Home Care LPN to provide compassionate nursing care to children with special needs and disabilities in Taylors, South Carolina. The care is intended to support both children and their parents or guardians. Each child’s needs vary and may include nursing care, help with activities of daily living, and accompanying parents to appointments and therapies. The role may also involve light housekeeping and laundry.

The schedule is Thursday and Friday from 2:45 to 9:45, with flexible weekends. Axcess provides telephone assistance from 8 a.m. until midnight, seven days a week. The organization provides services to children across South Carolina through contracts with Community Long Term Care and the Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.

Requirements

• Hold an active LPN license to practice in South Carolina.
• Have one year of clinical experience.
• Have current annual TB testing; Axcess covers the cost if the test is expired.
• Have current CPR certification; Axcess can direct candidates to training sites if certification is expired.
• Pass a SLED background check.
• Pass a drug test.
• Be physically able to provide care to a child with special needs.
• Have a valid driver’s license and insured transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate nursing care to a child with special needs.
• Administer medication as needed.
• Provide catheter care, tracheostomy care, wound care, and ventilator care as needed.
• Assist with activities of daily living.
• Accompany parents to appointments and therapies as needed.
• Assist with light housekeeping and laundry as required.

Benefits

• Weekly pay every Friday by direct deposit; debit cards are available if needed.
• No out-of-pocket expenses for background checks, DMV checks, drug tests, TB tests, and related listed requirements.
• Electronic time management, avoiding trips to an office to submit timesheets.
• In-person appointments once a year for education and annual requirements; other education is completed via a mobile app.
• Insurance benefits after the probationary period if working more than 30 hours a week.
• Paid training.
• Telephone assistance from 8 a.m. until midnight, seven days a week.

What This Job Offers

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