FT Days/Nights RN - Pediatrics

Kinder Hearts Home Health and Hospice; Abilene (TX); In loco; USD 46.000 - 62.000; Tempo pieno

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In-home training available

Descrizione del lavoro

Kinder Hearts Home Health and Hospice is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse to provide direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse, across Abilene and surrounding Texas locations.

The role focuses on pediatric home health, with responsibilities including following the plan of care, providing treatments, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to achieve positive patient outcomes.

Competenze

• Graduate of an accredited vocational nursing program.
• Currently licensed as an LVN in the State of Texas.
• Possesses current CPR certification.
• Demonstrates strong verbal and written communication and organization skills.

Mansioni

• Furnishes services in accordance with agency policies.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes.
• Assists with patient care and self-care education.
• Provides services within the agency service area as scheduled.
• Informs the Pediatric RN Supervisor of changes in patient condition.
• Orientation of co-workers and other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organization skills

CPR Certification

Pediatric nursing

Formazione

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Texas)

Graduate of LVN program

Descrizione del lavoro

The Licensed Vocational Nurse is responsible for providing direct patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse. Responsibilities include following the plan of care, providing treatments, and working collaboratively with the members of the team to help meet positive patient care outcomes.

Currently hiring for the following locations:

-Abilene (FT/PT/PRN, days/evenings/nights/weekends)

-Tuscola (PT, evenings/weekends)

-San Angelo (FT/PT, days/evenings)

-Clyde (FT/PT, days)

-Ballinger (FT days)

-Comanche (PT/PRN, days)

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Furnishes services in accordance with agency policies
• Prepares clinical and progress notes
• Prepares equipment and materials for treatments observing aseptic techniques as required
• Assists the patient, parent, family in learning appropriate self-care techniques as required
• Provides services within agency service area as scheduled
• Informs the Pediatric RN Supervisor of changes in the patient’s condition, immediately
• Counsels the patient, parent in meeting nursing and related needs
• Participates in in-service programs
• Receives orders from physician or his representative according to policy
• Orientation of co-workers
• Other assigned duties as desired by the DCS and Director of Pediatric Operations

The above statements are only meant to be a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by the employee of this job. The employee may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

JOB REQUIREMENTS (Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

• Graduate of an accredited vocational nursing program.
• Currently licensed as a licensed vocational nurse in the State of Texas.
• Complies with accepted professional standards and practice.
• Ability to demonstrate assessment and skills in caring for a pediatric client for Pediatric RN Supervisor.
• Knowledge or experience with gastric button feeding and care preferred but not required.
• Knowledge or experience with ventilators, tracheostomy and care preferred but not required.
• Demonstrates good verbal and written communication, and organization skills.
• Possesses and maintains current CPR certification.
• In home training available.

All Kinder Hearts employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in accordance with federal law. Employees may request an accommodation due to medical or religious reasons and forms for doing so will be provided upon request. Employees must be fully vaccinated or

have an approved exemption by the first day of work.

When you join Kinder Hearts, you become part of a team who is embracing a leading post-acute care model. You will be able to work in an environment where you are providing measurable outcomes that physicians, patients and their families care about and must achieve to meet their goals for staying safely at home. When we say patient-focused care, we have a care model that backs up that claim.
People are called to Kinder Hearts for many reasons, and those same feelings cause many of them to believe more deeply in their ability to deliver better outcomes and grow their skills as dedicated professionals.
If you are looking to provide care in hospice services, the same passion for excellent care drives everything we do for these special patients. It’s not ordinary here. It’s extraordinary. Because our patients facing end of life deserve to live life to the fullest, and that’s the way we approach our care.