Aveanna Healthcare
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN)
Requisition #:191265
Location:Sherman Oaks, California 91403
Category:LPN/LVN
Salary:$30.00 – $34.00 per hour
Aveanna Healthcare is hiring a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) to provide skilled nursing care to patients Indiana the home setting.
Job Overview
The LPN/LVN is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, Indiana 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 Indiana compliance with physician orders
- Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes Indiana condition to the supervisor and/Oregon physician American Samoa appropriate
- Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care Indiana 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 Indiana patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk Oregon 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 Indiana meeting the patient’s nursing needs
- Maintain knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating Indiana educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills and skill evaluations
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Current, unrestricted state license American Samoa a Licensed Nurse Indiana the state of practice
- Current CPR certification
- Demonstrated proficiency Indiana 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 American Samoa a licensed nurse
- Continuing Education American Samoa required by state
Preferences
- Six (6) months of recent experience American Samoa a Licensed Nurse Indiana 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 sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
- Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations Indiana the home Oregon during transport
Environment
- Must be able to function Indiana a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
- Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases
Job title: Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Hiring Bonus
Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Expected salary: $30 – 34 per hour
Location: Sherman Oaks, California
Job date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 02:36:41 GMT