Private Duty LPN or RN

Job Summary
Join our dedicated healthcare team as a Private Duty Nurse (LPN or RN), where you will provide personalized, one-on-one nursing care to patients in their homes or private settings. This role offers an exciting opportunity to deliver compassionate, high-quality medical attention tailored to each individual's needs. You will be instrumental in managing complex care plans, administering medications, and ensuring patient comfort and safety. Your expertise will help improve the quality of life for individuals requiring long-term or acute care, including those with chronic conditions, developmental disabilities, or recovering from illness or surgery. This position is ideal for motivated nurses eager to make a meaningful difference through flexible scheduling and specialized patient interactions.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to patients in private home settings, assisted living facilities, or other community environments.
• Perform detailed patient assessments, monitor vital signs, and document medical information accurately using electronic health record (EHR) systems such as Epic or Cerner.
• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare teams for diagnostic evaluations, medication adjustments, discharge planning, and case management.
• Provide education on health coaching topics like nutrition, medication administration, and disease management tailored to individual needs across diverse populations including pediatrics and geriatrics.
• Perform full assessments and vital signs monitoring
• Provide tube feeding care (including flushing, positioning, and aspiration precautions)
• Reposition patient every 2 hours to prevent skin breakdown
• Monitor for UTI, constipation, dehydration, and respiratory distress
• Educate and support caregiver on care plan and safety measures
• Report any changes in condition immediately

Skills Required:

• G-tube care and management
• Enteral feeding (bolus continuous overnight feeds)
• Medication administration via feeding tube
• Monitoring for respiratory, GI, and skin complications
• Full assistance with ADLs (bathing, dressing, diapering, hygiene)
• Ability to manage behavioral challenges in a low-stimulation environment

Experience

• Valid LPN or RN license with current state certification and compliance with HIPAA regulations.
• Extensive background working with individuals with disabilities, including developmental delays and behavioral health considerations.
• Hands-on experience in various settings such as hospital medicine, post-acute care facilities, nursing homes, hospice care, home & community care environments, or assisted living communities.
• Knowledge of ICD coding (ICD-9/10), CPT coding for procedures and documentation standards related to medical-surgical and emergency medicine practices.
• Skills in advanced patient assessment techniques including vital signs monitoring, physiological evaluations, and diagnostic evaluation procedures.
• Familiarity with infection control protocols, sterile technique practices like suturing and spinal taps are advantageous. Join us to provide exceptional private duty nursing that transforms lives through compassionate expertise! We are committed to supporting your professional growth while ensuring you have the resources needed to excel in delivering safe and effective patient-centered care.

Pay: $32.00 - $37.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Application Question(s):

• Willing to work 12-hour shifts?
• Payment for this job is through 1099. Do you accept this kind of payment?

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)
• LPN (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $32 - $37