Home Care Nurse LPN

At Home Care Missouri

Springfield, Missouri, United States Posted 30+ days ago
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Join Our Winning Team! We offer our At Home Care family: * * Medical, Vision, Dental, and Life insurance * Direct Deposit * Top pay wage scale * Paid Time off and holiday pay * Paid Travel  *  If you’re seeking a rewarding career in health care, At Home Care is the place for you! Our GREAT MANAGERS believe YOU matter, and YOUR voice is heard.            Job Purpose: Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members. The LPN/RN will report directly to the Director of Nursing.  Skills/Qualifications: LPN must be 21 years of age with a HS diploma and a Certificate of Practical Nursing and/or Associate Degree, and have a current unrestricted license to work in the state of Missouri and CPR certified. The LPN/RN must have a minimum of 2 years of direct patient contact with either a Skilled Nursing Facility or an In- Home Care Agency. The LPN/RN has Clinical Skills, Bedside Manner, Infection Control, Nursing Skills, Physiological Knowledge, Administering Medication, Medical Teamwork, Multi-tasking, Listening, Verbal Communication, Health Promotion and Maintenance Job Responsibilities: * Provide skilled nursing interventions in the treatment of the patient’s illness, rehabilitative needs, and preventive care.  * Utilize a skilled approach in the provision of problem-specific therapeutic interventions, teachings, and training activities in accordance with the plan of care.  * Develops sales by making initial presentations; explaining products and services; and by performing community outreach. He or she will provide education to the clients, hospital staff, physicians, and community stakeholders on Home Care Services and the admission process.  * Promotes and restores patients' health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members. * Confer with the RN supervisor regarding needed changes in the Plan of Treatment/Care. * Provide hands-on care and patient education utilizing At Home Care Policy.  * Treat wounds, change wound dressings, give injections, administer enemas  * Collect specimens from patients  * Administers medications and sets up medication dispensers. * Measures and records vital signs * Reports and observes changes in patient conditions to the Director of Nursing

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