LPN Licensed Practical Nurse - Home Health-Traveling Nurse - Aveanna Healthcare : Job Details

Trying to find a new job outside of the nursing home or hospital? Aveanna Healthcare allows you to have a flexible schedule based on your life while enjoying more manageable 1:1 caseloads.Weekly Pay~ Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance~ Flexible Scheduling~ Holiday Pay and Potential for Overtime~ Paid Training & Continuous Professional Development~24/7 On call support with clinical and scheduling to handle issues outside of office hoursAveanna Healthcare is one of the nation's largest homecare providers working with patients of all ages and specializing in pediatrics.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.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.Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and proceduresSix (6) months of recent experience as a Licensed Nurse in a clinical care setting• Home health experienceMust be able to speak, write, read and understand English• Must be able to travel• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance• Must have visual and hearing acuity• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseasesAs an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.