Private Duty LPN/RN- Louisville NIGHT shifts

About the role

This position provides skilled nursing care to patients in their homes using acquired skills to identify health-related problems, adopt appropriate intervention measures, and promote standard health practices. This role reports to the Director of Patient Care Services.

Responsibilities

• Provides skilled nursing care in the home to patients in accordance with the service plan, physicians orders, and agency policies
• Performs all aspects of patient care specific to the standard of care for patient's age and in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• Promotes and maintains patient health through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures
• Assists patients in learning appropriate self-care techniques
• Prepares clinical progress notes and follows the client service plan as developed by the registered nurse and according to agency policy
• Submits all notes and visit verifications in a timely and efficient manner
• Keeps abreast of nursing trends and knowledge
• Communicates current health status and needs of patients to the appropriate staff
• Demonstrates a desire to set and meet objectives and to find increasingly efficient ways to perform tasks
• Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and the patient's clinical condition
• Completes work with accuracy and within time frames
• Notifies the Director of Patient Care Services of any anticipated problems with the posted schedule
• Provides as much advance notice of changes/problems as is possible
• Adheres to agency infection control and safety policies, including education, reporting and practice implementation specific to job position
• Keeps Director of Patient Care Services informed of events, problems, and concerns at all times
• Participates in the on-call schedule to attend to care needs of patients outside of regular hours
• Maintains confidentiality of all records and reports maintained for all patients

Qualifications

Education and experience

• Valid Kentucky nursing license (LPN or RN)
• Current CPR certification or willingness to obtain
• Current TB skin test or willingness to obtain
• Competency in general nursing skills, techniques, and practice
• Private duty experience helpful, but not required

Required abilities

• Language ability: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, legal documents, and medical orders. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from patients.
• Mathematical skills: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as proportions, percentages, area, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Environmental demands: Ability to adapt and perform job duties in demanding environments (i.e. temperature changes, cigarette exposure, pet exposure, and various other household chemicals).
• Physical demands: Ability to regularly stand, walk, use hands to handle/feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, talk, hear, smell, manipulate up to 50 pounds, lift up to 30 pounds, and ability to walk independently up and down a normal flight of stairs. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Pay

$30-$40/Hour