Pediatric Shift LVN

Home & Health Care Management•Redding, CA

10h•Onsite

About The Position

Home & Health Care Management is hiring an LVN to provide shift care to a 16-year-old patient in Shasta County. The role involves one-on-one care in the patient’s home and at school, including accompanying the patient on the bus to and from school and remaining with them on the bus or at school. This is an onsite, non-remote position requiring travel to the patient’s home in the employee’s own vehicle. The schedule is four days per week—Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday—with 10-hour shifts listed as 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 a.m.; an 8-hour shift may be accepted if 10-hour shifts are not suitable. A flexible schedule is preferred in case Wednesday or weekend coverage is needed. The patient is nonambulatory, nonverbal, incontinent, uses a wheelchair and lift, and has a history of seizures. The role includes medication administration and personal hygiene care, as well as daily check-ins, progress updates, and summaries for the patient’s mother. The position pays $30.00 per hour. Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision insurance; company-paid life insurance; long-term disability insurance; a flexible spending account; Aflac; a 401(k) retirement plan with company match; paid time off; a monthly phone stipend; an employee assistance program; mileage reimbursement for eligible positions; and company vehicles for eligible positions. The offer is conditional on passing a pre-employment medical examination.

Requirements

Current California license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN).
Valid California driver’s license and eligibility for coverage under the agency’s liability policy, with a clean DMV report.
Own vehicle and proof of current auto insurance.
Current CPR certification.
Skilled in operating a computer and/or iPad and standard software, including MS Office (Excel and Word), Outlook, and electronic medical records.
Able to communicate effectively with team members and report patient-care issues to a supervisor in a timely manner.
Able to work with minimal supervision and take initiative.
Ability to work collaboratively with people at all levels of the organization.
Pass a pre-employment medical examination, including tests of ability to move, visual acuity, and hearing acuity.
Able to sit, stand, bend, lift, walk, and move intermittently during working hours.
Able to lift 35 to 50 pounds without assistance.
Able to drive to and from the patient’s home.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience as a home health care provider; a new graduate may be accepted if willing to participate in a one-year new-grad training program.
Familiarity with, or willingness to train on, the patient’s DME and equipment, including a G-tube infinity feeding pump, ventilator settings and tracheostomy care, nebulizer, Hoyer lift, suctioning, oxygen settings, pediatric ambu bag, pulse oximeter, wheelchair, and airway clearance shake vest.
Flexibility to cover a Wednesday or weekend day if needed.
Above-average interpersonal, problem-solving, written, and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Visit and provide shift care to the patient in the client’s home and/or at school.
Accompany the patient to and from school by bus and stay with them on the bus and/or at school.
Perform nursing assessments.
Provide patient and family education and participate with school personnel in emergency evacuation procedures.
Provide bowel care.
Manage and administer medications.
Maintain timely and compliant clinical records.
Document care using an iPad provided by Home & Health Care Management.
Provide personal hygiene care and daily check-ins, progress updates, and summaries.
Use and provide care involving the patient’s specified equipment, including a G-tube feeding pump, ventilator, tracheostomy, nebulizer, Hoyer lift, suction, oxygen, pediatric ambu bag, pulse oximeter, wheelchair, and airway clearance shake vest.