Pediatric Nurse-LPN

Aveanna Healthcare; Belleville (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) in Belleville, MI, responsible for providing skilled nursing care. The role includes monitoring patient conditions, educating families, and ensuring compliance with care plans. Applicants must hold an active LPN/LVN license and have pediatrics experience. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on quality care and personal accountability, as well as opportunities for continuing education.

Qualifications

• Must have and maintain an active, unencumbered LPN/LVN license.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Six months of prior hands-on nursing experience is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provide and document skilled nursing care under supervision.
• Educate patients and families about self-care techniques.
• Participate in the implementation and updating of care plans.

Skills

Pediatrics experience

Time management

Effective problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Position Overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for the delivery and coordination of quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
• Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes in condition to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
• Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered.
• Participate, implement and update the nursing care plan.
• Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes.
• Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
• Accepts responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards.
• Educates the patient and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies, and in meeting the patient’s nursing needs.
• Maintain knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills and skill evaluations.

Qualifications

• Must have and maintain an active, unencumbered license (LPN/LVN) in the state in which the clinician will practice.
• Compact licenses must be transferred to your state of residence within 90 days.
• Current CPR certification (with hands‑on component) – Aveanna can assist in obtaining this requirement after hire, if necessary.
• TB skin test (current within the last 12 months).
• Six months prior hands‑on nursing experience required.
• Pediatrics experience required.
• Must have reliable transportation.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current, unrestricted state license as a Licensed Nurse in the state of practice.
• Current CPR certification.
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures.

Additional State Specific Requirements

• South Carolina – One (1) year of pediatrics experience.
• California – One (1) year of experience required working under current nursing license.
• Louisiana – One (1) year of experience required working as a licensed nurse.
• Continuing Education as required by state.

Preferences

• Six (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting.
• Home health experience.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Attention to detail.
• Time management.
• Effective problem‑solving and conflict resolution.
• Good organization and communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English.
• Must be able to travel.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance.
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting.
• Must be able to sit and climb stairs.
• Must have visual and hearing acuity.
• Must have strong sense of smell and touch.
• Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport.

Environment

• Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions.
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases.

Other Duties

• Additional duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Where Application Is Accepted – Positions are actively being filled as of the date of posting and are not closed or expired as of the date of posting.