FT Licensed Practical Nurse - LPN | Bluebird Home Health

Home Health License Practical Nurse T h e L i ce n se d P ract i ca l N u rse i s res pon s i b l e f o r p r o v i d i n g d i rect p at i e n t care und er t h e s up er v i s i on o f a reg i stere d nu rse. Res pon s i b ili t i es i n c l ud e f o ll o w i n g t h e p l a n o f care, p r o v i d i n g treat m e n ts, a nd w o r k i n g c o ll a bo rat i v e l y w i t h t h e m e m b ers o f t h e tea m t o h e l p m eet po s i t i v e p at i e n t care ou tc o m es .

E ss e nt ial J ob F un c t i on s / Re s pon s i b ili t ies P r o v i d es d i rect p at i e n t care as d e fi n e d i n t h e state N u rse P ract i ce Act. I m p l e m e n ts p l a n o f care i n i t i ate d by t h e reg i stere d nu rse. P r o v i d es acc u rate a nd t i m e l y do c u m e n tat i on c on s i ste n t w i t h t h e p l a n o f care .

Assesses a nd p r o v i d es p at i e n t a nd f a m il y / careg i v er e d u cat i on regar d i n g se l f - care tec hn i qu es a nd i n f o r m at i on p ert i n e n t t o d i ag no s i s a nd p l a n o f care. P art i c i p ates i n c oo r d i n at i on o f ho m e h ea l t h ser v i ces, a pp r op r i ate l y re p o rt i n g t h e i d e n t ifi e d n ee d s f o r o t h er d i sc i p li n es ( HHA, O T, P T, M S W , S T, D i et i c i a n ) t o t h e reg i stere d nu rse a nd / o r C li n i ca l Sup er v i s o r.

Uses a nd / o r p re p ares e q u i p m e n t a nd s upp li es e ff ect i v e l y a nd e ffi c i e n t l y a dh er i n g t o ase p t i c tec hn i qu e. P art i c i p ates i n p ers on a l a nd p r o f ess i on a l gr o wt h a nd d e v e l op m e n t. P er f o r m s o t h er du t i es as ass i g n e d by t h e reg i stere d nu rse.

T h e a bo v e state m e n ts are i n te n d e d t o b e a re p rese n tat i v e s u mm ar y o f t h e m a jo r du t i es a nd res pon s i b ili t i es p er f o r m e d by i n c u m b e n ts o f t h i s job . T h e i n c u m b e n ts m a y b e re q u este d t o p er f o r m job re l ate d tas k s o t h er t h a n t ho se state d i n t h i s d escr i p t i on .

P o s i t i on Q u alifica t i on s Gra du ate o f a n accre d i te d p ract i ca l nu rse o r v o cat i on a l nu rs i n g p r o gra m . T h ree ( 3 ) y ears nu rs i n g ex p er i e n ce p re f erre d . C o mm un i t y / ho m e h ea l t h o r m e d i ca l / s u rg i ca l ex p er i e n ce i s p re f erre d . C u rre n t l y li ce n se d as a li ce n se d p ract i ca l nu rse o r li ce n se d v o cat i on a l nu rse i n t h e state .

P o ssess a nd m a i n ta i n v a li d C P R cert ifi cat i on . C o m p li es w i t h acce p te d p r o f ess i on a l sta nd ar d s a nd p ract i ce. De m on strates g ood v er b a l a nd wr i tte n c o mm un i cat i on , a nd o rga n i zat i on s k ill s . L i ce n se d d r i v er w i t h a u t o m ob il e t h at i s i n g ood w o r k i n g o r d er a nd i n s u re d i n acc o r d a n ce w i t h t h e o rga n i zat i on re q u i re m e n ts.

The employer for this position is stated in the job posting. The Pennant Group, Inc. is a holding company of independent operating subsidiaries that provide healthcare services through home health and hospice agencies and senior living communities located throughout the US. Each of these businesses is operated by a separate, independent operating subsidiary that has its own management, employees and assets.

More information about The Pennant Group, Inc. is available at http://www.pennantgroup.com.