LVN with HOME HEALTH CARE Experience

Environmental and Working Conditions:
Works in patient’s homes in various conditions, possible exposure to blood and bodily fluids and infectious diseases; ability to work flexible schedule, ability to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather.

Physical and Mental Effort:
Prolonged standing and walking required. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and move patients. Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines, to identify patient needs, to make quick decisions and meet patient/family psychosocial needs. Requires current T.B., Hepatitis consent/declination, and Influenza Form. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. Ability to utilize durable medical equipment in the home.

Essential Functions:

• Assess home health patients to identify the physical, psychosocial and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference, team report, and evaluations.
• Implement/develop/document the plan of care to ensure quality and continuity of care.
• Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient (OSHA).
• Supervise and provide clinical directions to the LVN / HHA to ensure quality and continuity of service provided.
• Assure continuity of quality patient care delivered with appropriate documentation.
• Monitor assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of third-party payor.
• Demonstrate commitment, professional growth and competency.
• Promote Agency philosophy and administrative policies.
• Perform on-call responsibilities and provide on-call service to patients/families as assigned.
• Provide effective communication to patient/family, team members, and other health care profession.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $40 - $45