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Provides skilled nursing services and assists with the coordination of home health care services for assigned patients.  Ensures quality and safe delivery of home health care services in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and policies.

Excellent hourly rate.  Hourly rates cover your drive and documentation times.  Mileage is paid at 62.5 cents per mile.  Full benefits within 30 days.  Annual bonus potential, annual reviews, PTO, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement!  All CEUs and licensure expenses are paid.  Opportunities to continue to progress in your career!  

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides skilled nursing services that require substantial and specialized nursing care including medication administration, wound care, wound vacs, IV administration including PICC and peripheral lines, therapeutic treatments, and skilled teaching as ordered and indicated
• Plans and implements patient health teaching and health counseling regarding the disease process(es), self-care techniques and prevention and involves the patient’s significant others in accomplishing health goals while promoting patient / family independence
• Participates in health promotion and disease prevention activities
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures following the physician’s plan of care
• Assesses the patient's condition during every home health care visit; insures assessments are communicated to the Clinical Team Manager on a daily basis; nursing interventions are implemented to meet patient needs and changed conditions
• Performs care management duties on patients as assigned including: notifying the physician of changes in the patient’s condition or progress toward goals, obtaining needed physicians orders, reassessing the patient for re-certification and coordination of care by reporting of significant findings to others on the healthcare team Documents all communications with the patient, family, physician, CTM, pharmacy, other disciplines, and appropriate others as indicated on communication notes
• Expresses verbal and written communication in a clear, positive and cooperative manner

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Accredited high school/GED
• Current and unrestricted LVN license in the state of Texas or compact license
• BLS certification or ability to obtain within 30 days
• 1+ years home health care or related environment
• Developed computer skills
• Access to reliable transportation that will enable you to travel to client and / or patient sites within a designated area
• This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor’s diagnosis of disease

Preferred Qualifications:

• IV Certification
• Managed care experience
• Bilingual (Spanish)