1:1 School Nurse For Teenage Girl - Roxbury

Teenage girl requires one-to-one nursing from a highly skilled, compassionate, and reliable nurse (RN or LPN) while in school (as well as during transportation). She lives at home with her family, where she is loved and well cared for.

Skilled Nursing Care includes: tracheostomy care, care r/t mechanical ventilation, respiratory treatments, enteral care/feeds, assist with transfers and ambulation, and assist with ADL' s as needed.

Looking For:

• Monday through Friday: 7:00am-4:00pm

Incentive bonus offered for consistently taking her to school 5 days/week! Up to $1,000

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Job Summary

We are currently seeking motivated, compassionate, and highly skilled Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to work one-on-one with our medically complex pediatric and adult patients at school and in their homes. Nurses with critical care experience, home care experience, pediatric nursing experience, or any nurse with a passion for working with children are encouraged to apply. Please join us in making a difference in the lives of these very special patients and their incredible families.

Essential Functions:

• Recognize changes in your patient’s conditions that require appropriate nursing interventions to ensure the patient’s well-being and safety.
• Work collaboratively with the patient’s family, respecting all family preferences while communicating at a high level with both the family and the Marathon office
• Assist patients on a 1:1 basis, providing all direct patient care ordered by providers, including but not limited to:
• Assessing patients with seizure disorders, responding with appropriate nursing intervention as ordered
• Maintaining feeding tubes and provide enteral care, nutrition, and hydration as ordered
• Providing tracheostomy and mechanical ventilator care as ordered
• Providing infusion therapies, including TPN, and CVL care as ordered Medication administration
• Provide care that is culturally competent, non-discriminatory, and always considerate of the patient’s comfortability, needs, and preferences.
• Exhibit professionalism, representing Marathon Nursing well by focusing on the needs of the patient at all times, and working collaboratively with the patient, their family, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.

Requirements:

• Current, unrestricted, and unencumbered state license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Massachusetts
• Proof of valid and current CPR/BLS certification
• Six months’ experience in Home Care/Private Duty Nursing is preferred, but new learners are welcomed to apply (New Grad nurses may qualify for our New Grad Nursing Program)
• Critical Care experience is a plus
• Experience in Outpatient or Inpatient Pediatric Nursing is preferred but not required
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate the building of long-lasting and meaningful relationships with our patients and their families
• Dynamic problem solver who enjoys working collaboratively with the family and care team(s)

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to do occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of approximately 50 pounds
• Ability to withstand periods of prolonged sitting, walking, standing, bending, kneeling, and/or reaching.
• Must have visual and hearing acuity necessary to perform job duties and maintain patient safety

We invite you to either call us at (617)- 648-9800 or fax your resume with a cover letter to us at (617)-648 9811

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55.00 - $60.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $55 - $60