Private Duty LPN/RN- Harrodsburg
About The Position
The Private Duty LPN/RN provides skilled nursing care to patients in their homes, using acquired skills to identify health-related problems, adopt appropriate interventions, and promote standard health practices. Care is provided in accordance with the service plan, physicians’ orders, and agency policies, with attention to age-appropriate standards of care, patient safety, and reducing the likelihood of medical or health care errors. The position reports to the Director of Patient Care Services and pays $30–$40 per hour. The nurse promotes and maintains patient health through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures, and assists patients in learning self-care techniques. The role includes preparing clinical progress notes, following the client service plan developed by the registered nurse, submitting notes and visit verifications promptly, communicating patients’ health status and needs to appropriate staff, and keeping the Director of Patient Care Services informed of events, problems, and concerns. The nurse also participates in the on-call schedule to address patient care needs outside regular hours. The position requires a current, valid Kentucky nursing license. The employee must follow agency infection-control and safety policies, maintain patient confidentiality, stay current with nursing trends and knowledge, and demonstrate accuracy, timely completion of work, and a commitment to efficient task performance.
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, including proportions, percentages, area, and volume, and apply basic algebra and geometry.
- Ability to solve practical problems and work with a variety of concrete variables in different situations.
- Ability to interpret instructions provided in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to adapt and perform duties in demanding household environments, including exposure to temperature changes, cigarette smoke, pets, and household chemicals.
- Ability to regularly stand, walk, handle or feel objects with the hands, reach, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, smell, 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 service plans, physicians’ orders, and agency policies.
- Deliver age-appropriate patient care that promotes safety and reduces the likelihood of medical or 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 client service plans 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 initiative in setting and meeting objectives and finding more efficient ways to perform tasks.
- Apply knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on patient age and clinical condition.
- Complete work accurately and within required time frames.
- Notify the Director of Patient Care Services of anticipated problems with the posted schedule and provide as much advance notice as possible of changes or problems.
- Follow agency infection-control and safety policies, including role-specific 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 and 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
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