Home Health Lvn Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current and valid nursing license in the state or states where practicing.
• Graduation from an accredited School of Practical/Vocational Nursing.
• Valid state driver's license and a registered, reliable vehicle that meets state law and company insurance standards.
• Ability to travel between company sites and within the community, including travel by car or airplane to local or out-of-town meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Skill in organizing work and applying time-management principles.
• Ability to contribute to quality care through constructive communication with nursing managers and staff.
• Good communication skills and ability to establish rapport with staff.
• Working knowledge of home health and/or hospice care, professional nursing principles and techniques, and required documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to work with patients and employees and in a proactively diverse and inclusive organization.
• Accuracy, thoroughness, and follow-through on commitments.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respond effectively to questions from employees, managers, and outside entities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Knowledge and proficiency with office computer equipment and software.
• Ability to cope with conflict, stress, and crisis situations.

Nice To Haves

• One to two years of clinical experience.
• Knowledge of home health.
• Spanish language skills.
• Excellent character references and a solid work background.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in accordance with agency policies, procedures, and regulations defining scope of practice.
• Assist the Registered Nurse or physician with specialized procedures and duties as directed by the Registered Nurse under physician orders.
• Assist the Registered Nurse in carrying out the plan of care and with preparation, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of the client care plan.
• Help clients learn appropriate self-care techniques.
• Assess patient and family responses to care and communicate information to appropriate team members.
• Recognize the effects of social and economic problems on clients and provide for their emotional and physical comfort and safety.
• Prepare and submit clinical and progress notes for client records in accordance with agency policies.
• Observe, record, and report client symptoms, reactions, changes in physical or mental condition, and stresses in relationships involving clients, personnel, families, or visitors.
• Assist with rehabilitation according to the plan of care by encouraging clients' interests, aptitudes, and independence in activities of daily living, and applying principles of preventing deformities, range of motion, body mechanics, and body alignment.
• Promote cooperative work among personnel by understanding the functions of others involved in client care and participating in team and staff conferences.
• When qualified and permitted by agency and state regulations, perform authorized treatments and procedures, including specified medication and peripheral IV-related tasks.
• Take responsibility for personal and vocational growth through participation in nursing organizations, in-service programs, and other on-the-job learning.
• Perform other duties as necessary.