Male Private Duty Nurse (LPN or RN) - 1:1 Home Health Care for Teen Patient - Full-Time Days (Mon-Fri)
Location: Scioto County, OH
About the role
Home Care Network, Inc. is seeking a Male Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) to provide Private Duty Nursing (PDN) services for a pleasant, alert 17‑year‑old male patient with complex medical needs (quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy, seizure disorder, Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis, ventilator dependence, and G‑tube feeding). The role involves 1:1 care including assistance with mobility, personal hygiene, transfers, and doctor visits, medication administration, G‑tube feedings, seizure precautions, respiratory treatments, airway management, and accompanying the client to medical appointments. The nurse works autonomously while collaborating closely with the family and clinical team, on a full‑time weekday/daytime schedule (40 hours/week) with no on‑call or overtime required, and long‑term employment is expected.
Responsibilities
- Provide 1:1 skilled nursing care: mobility assistance, personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, skin care, incontinence care, and transfers for a non‑verbal, non‑ambulatory client.
- Administer medications and G‑tube feedings; monitor vital signs and document changes in condition.
- Implement seizure precautions and provide respiratory treatments (airway management, deep oral suctioning, cough assist, percussion vest, nebulizer treatments).
- Follow physician orders and established Plans of Care.
- Maintain excellent clinical documentation and communicate patient changes to the RN Case Manager and care team.
- Accompany the client to medical appointments, providing skilled nursing care during transportation and specialty visits.
- Perform essential physical demands: frequent standing, walking, bending/stooping; occasional sitting; handling 10‑20 lbs push/pull occasionally, 20‑30 lbs infrequently; carrying/lifting 5‑10 lbs occasionally, 10‑30 lbs infrequently.
- Adhere to agency policies, safety/infection control