Licensed Practical Nurse Full Time LPN

Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: Gadsden
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Comfort Care is now a part of the Aveanna Healthcare family of companies - -Position OverviewAveanna Healthcare has grown tremendously during the past year through a series of exciting acquisitions and we are currently looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse to join our dynamic home health care team. In this position, you make it possible for patients to recuperate from illness or injury in the comfort of their own home.The Licensed Practical Nurse is an essential part of the team responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care 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.Essential Job Functions

• Deliver quality patient care in compliance with physician orders under direction of their Registered Nurse teammate.
  --- Perfom the continuum of hands on client care through documentation and timely communication with the client's physician and other caregivers
• Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk.
  --- Educate clients and their family members based on client's specific needs.
• Provide care in patients home using a variety of skills such as phone triage, patient education, observation/assessment, wound care, infusions, catheter care, PICC line dressing changes etc.Why Join Our Team?
  • Be a trusted team member who is essential in providing top quality care to our patients
  • From Social Media spotlights on employees, to bonuses, contests, promotions, etc. - Aveanna boasts an environment that appreciates and rewards its' staff.
  • Our clinical team is a family of clinicians who work together to meet the needs of each patient
  • Nationwide career opportunities where our leaders encourage advancements
  • Our clinicians enjoy the flexibility of getting to build rapport with patients to produce the best clinical outcomes
  • We know that our clinicians make or break the organization's success
  • We work with new grads that want to make a difference in patient's livesAveanna Healthcare Offers:
    • 401(k) with match
    • Health, Dental and Vision Benefits for employees at 30+ hours
    • Tuition Discounts and Reimbursement
    • PTO, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays Requirements:
      • An active LPN License in the state of applicationPreferred:
        • Medicare Skilled Nursing experience
        • Basic understanding of Oasis
        • 1-year LPN experience in a home health or health care setting
        • Home Care Home Base exp a plusEqual Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action: Aveanna provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Aveanna complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.HHHAs an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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