Private Duty LPN/RN- Cincinnati DAY shifts
About The Position
This position provides skilled nursing care to patients in their homes, using clinical skills to identify health-related problems, implement appropriate interventions, and promote standard health practices. Care is provided according to the service plan, physicians’ orders, and agency policies, with a focus on patient safety, health education, rehabilitation, and self-care. The position reports to the Director of Patient Care Services. The nurse prepares clinical progress notes, submits notes and visit verifications promptly, communicates patients’ current health status and needs to appropriate staff, and keeps the Director informed of events, problems, and concerns. The role includes participating in the on-call schedule to address patient care needs outside regular hours. The position requires a current, valid Kentucky nursing license and maintaining patient confidentiality.
Requirements
- Valid Kentucky nursing license as an LPN or RN.
- Current CPR certification or willingness to obtain it.
- Current TB skin test or willingness to obtain one.
- Competency in general nursing skills, techniques, and practice.
- Ability to read and interpret scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents, and medical orders.
- Ability to respond to common patient inquiries or complaints.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts, including proportions, percentages, area, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
- Ability to solve practical problems involving a variety of concrete variables and interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-based instructions.
- Ability to adapt and perform job duties in environments with temperature changes, cigarette exposure, pets, and household chemicals.
- Ability to perform the stated physical demands, including handling up to 50 pounds, lifting up to 30 pounds, and independently walking up and down a normal flight of stairs.
- Specific vision abilities including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Nice To Haves
- Private duty experience is helpful but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide skilled nursing care in patients’ homes in accordance with service plans, physicians’ orders, and agency policies.
- Perform patient care according to applicable standards of care, optimizing patient safety and reducing the likelihood of medical or health care errors.
- Promote and maintain patient health through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures.
- Help patients learn appropriate self-care techniques.
- Prepare clinical progress notes and follow the client service plan developed by the registered nurse and agency policy.
- Submit notes and visit verifications in a timely and efficient manner.
- Keep abreast of nursing trends and knowledge.
- Communicate patients’ current health status and needs to appropriate staff.
- Demonstrate a commitment to meeting objectives and finding increasingly efficient ways to perform tasks.
- Administer medications correctly, taking into account the patient’s age and clinical condition.
- Complete work accurately and within time frames.
- Notify the Director of Patient Care Services of anticipated problems with the posted schedule and provide as much advance notice as possible.
- Follow agency infection-control and safety policies, including relevant education, reporting, and implementation practices.
- Keep the Director of Patient Care Services informed of events, problems, and concerns.
- Participate in the on-call schedule to attend to patient care needs outside regular hours.
- Maintain a current, valid Kentucky nursing license.
- Maintain the confidentiality of patient records and reports.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
