Private-Duty Nurses - RNs and LVNs - Pediatric Home Health

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Job Summary:

• Provides specialty care and services operating in a range of clinical settings.
• Assess, monitor and document patient’s needs and care.
• Collaborates with other health care providers to discuss patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Acts as liaison between patient and family and medical representatives.
• Acts as liaison between patient and family and medical representatives.
• Performs patient evaluations by monitoring vital signs, administering medication, placing IVs, etc.
• Develops day-to-day care plans for patients in hospital and once they are on home-care programs.
• Plans home-care health options for patients upon return home.
• Obtains health history information and documents current physical conditions.
• Practices most current safety and health code standards
• Supervises staffed licensed vocational nurses, PAS/PCS staff, as needed
• Able to lift 25 lbs
• Frequent standing, walking, sitting, stooping, kneeling or crouching
• Work independently and with team
• Knowledge of relevant drugs, medications, Current procedures, legal and ethical standards.
• Able to work independently without continual supervision
• Able to work with stressful environments, people, or situations.