- Aveanna Healthcare
- Dover, DE
- 05-14-2024
Job Description
Join our team as an Overnight LPN at Aveanna Healthcare and play a critical role in providing skilled nursing care to patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Your responsibilities will include delivering quality patient care, assessing patient conditions, documenting care activities, and educating patients and families on self-care techniques.
Essential Job Functions
- Deliver and coordinate quality patient care in compliance with physician orders.
- Constantly assess patient condition, report changes, and implement appropriate nursing actions.
- Document all care activities, assessments, and nursing actions promptly and accurately.
- Participate in developing and updating nursing care plans.
- Ensure infection control measures and educate patients and families on disease processes.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school.
- Current, unrestricted state license as a Licensed Nurse in the state of practice.
- Current CPR certification and proficiency in clinical assessments.
- Additional state-specific requirements may apply.
Preferences
- Six months of recent clinical care experience as a Licensed Nurse.
- Home health experience is a plus.
Other Skills/Abilities
- Attention to detail, time management, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Physical ability to lift 50 pounds, move patients and equipment, walk, stand, bend, kneel, and respond to emergency situations.
Environment
Must function well in various environments, possibly with exposure to allergens, blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Aveanna Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all relevant nondiscrimination laws.