Lvn Jobs in Harlingen, NJ

About The Position

Requirements

• Current California state license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN).
• Valid California driver’s license and eligibility to be insured under the company’s liability policy, with a clean DMV report.
• Own a vehicle and provide proof of current auto insurance.
• Current CPR certification.
• Skilled in operating a computer and/or iPad and using standard software, including MS Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook) and electronic medical records.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, take initiative, communicate effectively with team members, and report patient-care issues to a supervisor in a timely manner.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people at all organizational levels.
• Above-average interpersonal, problem-solving, written, and oral communication skills.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment medical exam that tests, among other things, ability to move, visual acuity, and hearing acuity.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, lift, walk, and move intermittently during working hours.
• Ability to lift 35 to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to drive to and from the patient’s home.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience as a home health care provider is preferred.
• New graduates may be considered if willing to participate in a robust one-year new graduate training program.
• Familiarity with, or willingness to train on, a G-tube Infinity feeding pump, ventilators and ventilator settings, tracheostomy care, nebulizer, Hoyer lift, tracheostomy suctioning, oxygen settings, pediatric ambu bag, pulse oximeter, wheelchair, and airway-clearance shake vest.
• Flexible schedule availability in case care is needed on a Wednesday or weekend day.

Responsibilities

• Make visits to the patient at the client’s home and/or school.
• Accompany the patient to and from school by bus and remain with the patient on the bus and/or at school.
• Perform nursing assessments.
• Provide patient and family education.
• Participate with school personnel in emergency evacuation procedures, including in the event of fire, flood, or an intruder.
• Provide bowel care.
• Manage and administer medications.
• Maintain timely and compliant clinical records.
• Document care using an iPad provided by Home & Health Care Management.
• Provide personal hygiene care and daily check-ins, progress updates, or summaries as requested by the patient’s mother.
• Provide care involving the patient’s medical equipment and devices, with training on specified equipment as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• Medical and dependent-care flexible spending accounts (FSA).
• Aflac.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Monthly phone stipend.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Mileage reimbursement for eligible positions.
• Company vehicles available for eligible positions.