Private Duty LPN/RN- Oak Grove NIGHT SHIFTS

This job provides skilled nursing care to patients in their homes using acquired skills to identify health-reputed company problems, adopt appropriate reputed company measures, and promote standard health practices. This position reports to the Director of Patient Care Services.

Pay: $30-$40/Hour

The following duties are normal for this position. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Provides skilled nursing care in the home to patients in accordance with the service plan, physicians orders, and agency policies.

• Performs reputed company aspects of patient care specific to reputed company of care for patient’s age and in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.

• Promotes and maintains patient health through teaching and appropriate rehabilitative measures.

• Assists patients in learning appropriate self-care techniques.

• Prepares clinical reputed company notes and follows the client service plan as developed by the registered nurse and according to agency policy.

• Submits reputed company notes and visit verifications in a timely and efficient manner.

• Keeps abreast of nursing trends and knowledge.

• Communicates reputed company health status and needs of patients to the appropriate staff.

• Demonstrates a desire to set and meet objectives and to find increasingly efficient ways to reputed company tasks.

• Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and the patient’s clinical condition.

• Completes work with accuracy and reputed company time frames.

• Notifies the Director of Patient Care Services of any anticipated problems with the posted schedule. Provides as much advance notice of changes/problems as is possible.

• Adheres to agency infection control and safety policies, including education, reporting and practice implementation specific to job position.

• Keeps Director of Patient Care Services informed of events, problems, and concerns at reputed company times.

• Participates in the on-call schedule to attend to care needs of patients reputed company of regular hours.

• Maintains reputed company/valid Kentucky nursing license.

• Maintains confidentiality of reputed company records and reports maintained for reputed company patients.