Private Duty LPN/RN- Henderson DAY shifts
About The Position
This position provides skilled nursing care to patients in their homes, using nursing skills to identify health-related problems, adopt appropriate interventions, and promote standard health practices. The role reports to the Director of Patient Care Services and serves patients in Henderson, Kentucky. Pay is $30–$40 per hour; the salary range is otherwise listed as undisclosed. The nurse provides care in accordance with the service plan, physicians’ orders, and agency policies, and promotes patient health through teaching, rehabilitation, and support with self-care. The role includes documenting clinical progress, submitting visit verifications, communicating patients’ health status and needs, and maintaining current nursing knowledge. The position participates in the on-call schedule to address patient care needs outside regular hours and must follow agency confidentiality, infection-control, and safety policies.
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, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents, and medical orders.
- Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients.
- Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
- Ability to solve practical problems and work with a variety of concrete variables.
- Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram-based, or schedule-based instructions.
- Ability to adapt and perform job duties in demanding home environments, including temperature changes, cigarette exposure, pet exposure, and various household chemicals.
- Ability to regularly stand, walk, handle and feel with the hands, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, and smell.
- Ability to manipulate up to 50 pounds and lift up to 30 pounds.
- Ability to walk independently up and down a normal flight of stairs.
- 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 the service plan, physicians’ orders, and agency policies.
- Perform patient care consistent with standards for the patient’s age, promoting safety and reducing the likelihood of health care errors.
- Promote and maintain patient health through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures.
- Assist patients in learning 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 accurately and promptly.
- Keep abreast of nursing trends and knowledge.
- Communicate patients’ current health status and needs to appropriate staff.
- Demonstrate initiative in meeting objectives and finding efficient ways to perform tasks.
- Administer medications correctly based on the patient’s age and clinical condition.
- Complete work accurately and within required time frames.
- Notify the Director of Patient Care Services about anticipated schedule problems and provide as much advance notice as possible of changes or problems.
- Follow agency infection-control and safety policies, including relevant education, reporting, and practice implementation.
- 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 confidentiality of patient records and reports.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
