Licensed Practical Nurse - Honaker, VA, United States - Interim Healthcare of Cedar Bluff

Description

Interim HealthCare has an opening for a Home Health LPN with experience working with pediatrics.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) you will be called to care when you're needed most. As part of Interim HealthCare, you'll support a full range of patient services to bring comfort and dignity to our clients.

What we offer our Licensed Practical Nurse (LPNs):

• Competitive pay, benefits, and incentives

Working at Interim HealthCare means a career unlike any other. With integrity at the center of all we do, we know that when we support you and your community, you'll change lives every day.

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) you will:

• Work in an office environment and in the field.
• Follow up with physicians.
• On call schedule as needed
• Participates in ongoing interdisciplinary assessment of the patient.
• Participates in the development and evaluation of the plan of care in partnership with the patient, representative (if any), and caregiver(s).
• Provides services that are ordered by the physician as indicated in the plan of care.
• Recognizes and reports changes in the patient's condition to the RN supervisor.
• Counsels and educates the patient and family in meeting healthcare related needs.
• Completes timely and accurate clinical notes including addressing patient's progress.
• Assists the RN or physician in performing specialized procedures and duties.
• Assists the RN in carrying out the patient plan of care.
• Assists the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
• Follows accepted standards of nursing practice.
• Effectively communicates with other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team providing care to promote coordination of patient care and planning for discharge.
• Communicates with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care.

To be qualified for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position with us:

• Education: associate degree in nursing (ADN) or Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) required; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
• Licensure: Current unrestricted license to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state associated with this position
• One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• 6 months previous pediatric experience
• Current CPR/AED/BLS/First Aid certification