Homecare Trach Case $45 Per/h – Middletown, DE

Aveanna Healthcare, the largest pediatric home health care company in the U.S., is hiring compassionate Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to provide skilled nursing care to patients in the home setting.  We are the hearts of 30,000 caregivers and trusted by over 33,000 families.  

We are looking for a candidates to assist with a Trach (No Vent) client in the New Castle, DE area. This nurse will be looked to take on some of this clients authorized 122 hours per week schedule. Please see below for the breakdown of hours we are looking to staff: 

Weekday Day Shifts: 7am-5pm 

Weekend Day Shifts: 7am-3pm 

Weekday (Tues/Thurs/Friday) Overnight Shifts: 11pm-7am

Weekend (Sat/Sun) Overnight Shifts: 11pm-7am 

This opportunity has a pay rate of $45 an hour to take of this client

Position Overview
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) is responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times.

We are looking for a candidates to assist with a Trach (No Vent) client in the New Castle, DE area. This nurse will be looked to take on some of this clients authorized 122 hours per week schedule. Please see below for the breakdown of hours we are looking to staff: 

Weekday Day Shifts: 7am-5pm 

Weekend Day Shifts: 7am-3pm 

Weekday (Tues/Thurs/Friday) Overnight Shifts: 11pm-7am

Weekend (Sat/Sun) Overnight Shifts: 11pm-7am 

This opportunity has a pay rate of $45 an hour to take of this client

Essential Job Functions
• Responsible for the delivery and coordination of quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
• Continuously observes and assesses patient condition and care needs and reports changes in condition to the supervisor and/or physician as appropriate.
• Documents all activities, assessments, nursing actions, responses and coordination of care in a timely manner whenever care is delivered.
• Participate, implement and update the nursing care plan.
• Takes appropriate nursing action based on assessment and achieves expected outcomes.
• Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
• Accepts responsibility for personal and professional accountability by complying with Aveanna policies, state and federal regulations, accrediting bodies and the Nurse Practice Act.
• Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the staff and the patient according to OSHA standards.
• Educates the patient and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques, and prevention strategies, and in meeting the patient’s nursing needs.
• Maintain knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in educational programs, continued education units, internal learning management skills and skill evaluations.

Physical Requirements
• Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English
• Must be able to travel
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
• Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
• Must be able to sit and climb stairs
• Must have visual and hearing acuity
• Must have strong sense of smell and touch
• Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
• Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment
• Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
• Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases

Other Duties
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.