Pulmonary Care Nurse (RN/LVN) – Vent & Trach Specialist

Brookshire Nursing and Rehabilitation; Brookshire (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Major Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance

Hospital Indemnity Insurance

Cancer Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Job summary

Brookshire Nursing and Rehabilitation in Brookshire, TX is hiring a Pulmonary Care Nurse (RN or LVN) for our skilled nursing team. You will care for patients with complex respiratory needs, including those on ventilators and with tracheostomies.

You will assess and manage ventilator-dependent patients, plan care for COPD, pneumonia, respiratory failure, provide treatments like oxygen, nebulizers, CPT, and coordinate with physicians and respiratory therapists.

Qualifications

• Active Texas RN or LVN license or multistate compact license
• Graduation from an accredited nursing program
• Current BLS/CPR certification
• Pulmonary experience is required

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage ventilator-dependent and trach care patients, including trach care, suctioning and airway monitoring
• Plan, carry out and evaluate care plans for residents with COPD, pneumonia, respiratory failure and other pulmonary conditions
• Do patient assessments and track progress toward respiratory and rehab goals
• Give treatments such as oxygen therapy, nebulizers, manual chest physiotherapy (CPT) and breathing exercises
• Give and manage medications safely and accurately
• Do diagnostic testing such as pulse oximetry, peak flow and specimen collection
• Work closely with physicians, respiratory therapists and the interdisciplinary team
• Teach patients and families about medications, breathing treatments, preventing illness and lifestyle changes that ease symptoms

Skills

Ventilator care

Tracheostomy care

Pulmonary assessment

Oxygen therapy

Nebulizers

Education

Texas RN or LVN license (or compact)

Accredited nursing program graduate

Current BLS/CPR

Tools

Pulse oximetry

Peak flow testing

Specimen collection

Job description

Brookshire Nursing and Rehabilitation in Brookshire, TX is hiring a Pulmonary Care Nurse (RN or LVN) for our skilled nursing team. You will care for patients with complex respiratory needs, including those on ventilators and with tracheostomies.

You will assess and manage ventilator-dependent patients, plan care for COPD, pneumonia, respiratory failure, provide treatments like oxygen, nebulizers, CPT, and coordinate with physicians and respiratory therapists.