PDN / Private Duty Nurse (LPN or RN) - Home Health | Part-Time 24hrs/wk + potential for Full-Time - Toledo, OH | NW OH

Home Care Network, Inc • Toledo, OH

19d • $28 - $40 • Onsite

About The Position

Home Care Network, Inc. (HCN) is seeking a skilled, experienced, accountable, and self-motivated home health LPN or RN to join their agency as a Private Duty Nurse (PDN). This role will provide care for a client in the Toledo, OH area for 24 hours per week, with the potential to build up to full-time hours by adding clients in surrounding areas. The client is an adult male requiring bi-pap vent care, medication administration, seizure monitoring, and vital signs monitoring. The role also involves vent education and assessments. The client is dependent on care, requiring staff to push, pull, and roll him, and the nurse must be comfortable with the client's friendly dogs. Success in this role requires excellent listening skills, patience, attentiveness, relationship-building, and a commitment to developing effective communication techniques tailored to the client's needs and abilities, as the client is vocal but may be difficult to understand at times. HCN offers an autonomous, client-centered culture with quality and compliance support, no on-call or weekend requirements (unless desired), no overnight travel, and mileage reimbursement for travel between clients. Employees are eligible for referral bonuses, quarterly awards, career advancement, and other perks.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Active LPN or RN, with current license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse/Registered Nurse in the state of Ohio, is required.
• At least 1 year in home health industry + 1 year of nursing experience.
• Minimum of 1 year direct patient experience with vent care is required.
• Must be comfortable with dogs.
• Must be willing to learn the client's unique communication style and build a meaningful connection.
• Good interpersonal communication skills - written and verbal.
• Reliable, honest beyond reproach, professional, compassionate, detail-oriented (in care + documentation), accountable, friendly and accommodating, respectful.
• Current driver's license or state ID, plus reliable transportation, are required.
• Excellent attendance record with past employers.
• Ability to meet all of the basic job requirements is a must.
• Willingness and ability to pass state and federal background check.

Nice To Haves

• Additional Home Health Nursing experience/ familiarity is highly desired.
• Active CPR and First Aid certificates highly desired (for speed to start care), but agency will provide recertification if required.

Responsibilities

• Provides professional nursing care under the direction of a Registered Nurse.
• Communicates appropriate status/condition changes to the RN per agency guidelines.
• Provides skilled nursing visits for clients as directed by the RN Case Manager.
• Follows the care plan established by the Registered Nurse.
• Recognizes and reports changes in client condition to the Case Manager and physician, as directed.
• Communicates information on a timely basis, consistent with agency policy and urgency of the situation.
• Documentation in the clinical record.
• Scope of clinical practice includes personal care services, assessment of findings, medication monitoring and administration, client teaching, emergency intervention, and nursing services within professional scope of practice and as delegated by the Case Manager.
• Individuals with the license designation of "LPN M-IV" may perform venipuncture for the purpose of obtaining blood samples for laboratory analysis.
• Promotes personal safety and a safe environment for clients and coworkers.
• Demonstrates knowledge of safety/infection control practices by compliance with policies and procedures.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to potentially unsafe situations.
• Demonstrates safe practice in the use of equipment.
• Makes recommendations on improvement of safety.
• Performs job in compliance with agency policies and procedures and professional and community standards.
• Accepts responsibility for professional nursing role.
• Follows applicable state and federal laws and agency standards.
• Attends all meetings as required.
• Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
• Refrains from discussing client or staff identities, conditions, or circumstances in public or with others who do not have a legitimate interest in the person.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Agency Quality Improvement Program and pertinent activities.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.

Benefits

• Mileage reimbursement is provided for travel between multiple clients, if applicable.
• Generous & unlimited referral bonuses
• Quarterly awards and bonuses
• Career advancement
• Other perks

What This Job Offers

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