What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN LVN- Home Health position at TheraCare Home Health?
Location:
- Austin, TX - Round Rock
Benefits:
- Highly competitive compensation
- Generous 401K with matching contributions
- Continuing education reimbursement for professional growth
- Ample vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
- Over-productivity pay
- Employee recognition program with financial rewards
- Mileage reimbursement
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and supplemental insurance
Job Summary:
Primary function is to administer skilled nursing care, under the supervision of a registered nurse for patients in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team and patient/caregivers. This position will promote patients' potential during their home health episode and collaborates with physician, clinical team and patient in preparation for discharge.
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Licensed Vocational Nurse, per the state requirements.
- 1 year of Home Health experience
- Good communication skills, assessment skills, and strong clinical documentation skills.
- Ability to read, write, and speak the English language.
- Reliable transportation. Valid and current auto liability insurance.
Essential functions:
- Under the direction of the RN, assist in identifying the patient’s physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs.
- Participate in planning and implementing care in conjunction with the RN, in accordance with the POC.
- Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both staff and patient (OSHA).
- Records treatments administered in medical record.
- Records clinical documentation according to accepted regulatory, corporate and professional guidelines.
- Participates in weekly case conferences.
- Participates in interdisciplinary communication to ensure that patients’ needs and expectation for services provided are understood and to ensure optimization of service delivery and patient progress.
- Provides verbal or written patient status updates to supervising RN prior to reassessment, supervisory and/or discharge visits, and as indicated by patient response to treatment.
- Participates in in-service training programs.
- Responsible for assuring patient safety.
- Complies with state regulations and national standards
- All documentation will be completed and synched by 9:00AM the following day, 7 days per week.
We are an Equal opportunity employer; We offer an excellent benefit plan to include 401K with match, CEU reimbursement, vacation, sick, holidays, medical, dental, and supplemental insurance Plans as well as a Highly competitive compensation package.