Home Health LVN (Addison, TX) ProHealth Home Health and Hospice

Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures.
• Implements the nursing care plan for each patient.
• Provides nursing services, treatments and diagnostic and preventive procedures as assigned.
• Initiates preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate.
• Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and RN reactions to treatments, including drugs and changes in the patient’s physical or emotional condition.
• Teaches and counsels the patient and family/significant others regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient at home.
• Evaluates with registered nurse the effectiveness of the LPN’s/LVN’s nursing service to the patient and family under the guidance of the registered nurse.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of observations, treatments and care of patient.
• Participates in medical record audit as assigned.
• Attends staff meetings, patient care conferences and inservices as scheduled.
• Takes on-call duty, nights, weekends and holidays as assigned.
• Is responsible for: Submitting any changes in schedule to Clinical Manager/Branch Director/Supervising Nurse/Alternate Supervising Nurse on a daily basis.
• Participating in patient care conferences to discuss the need for involvement of other members of the health team, such as physical therapist or speech language pathologist.
• Prepares clinical and progress notes.
• Auxiliaries in the performance of specialized procedures.
• Assists the physician and RN in performing specialized procedures.
• Prepares equipment and materials for treatments.
• Observes aseptic technique as required.
• Assists the patient in learning appropriate self-care techniques.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state approved school of practical (vocational) nursing and current state license, or a multi-state license issued by a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) member state.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in nursing, preferred.
• Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this Agency.
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Current Driver’s License.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend English.