Private Duty Nurse RN

Company: Aveanna Healthcare
Location: Brownsville
Posted on: October 2, 2024

Job Description:

As a Private Duty Nurse with Aveanna, you will provide one-on-one care to patients in their homes, assisting with transitions from hospital to home and ensuring they receive the continuous care they need.
We match our nurses with patients based on skill, age, health condition, and acuity level, making a positive and lasting impact on their lives.
Our nurses work flexible shifts, from 8 to 16 hours, and are part of a team that supports over 50,000 patients in 33 states.
What our nurses find at Aveanna:

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• Compassion and Purpose - 1:1 nurse-to-medically-fragile-patient ratio
  
• Community and Connection - cases close to home
  
• Flexibility and Balance - self-scheduling, full-time, part-time, or PRN. Days, nights, and weekend shifts
  
• Growth and Inclusion - career and skillset advancement opportunities
  
• Excitement and Happiness - a place to call HOME
  
  Benefits:
  
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  • Health, dental, vision, and company-paid life insurance
    
  • Paid Time Off available
    
  • Weekly and/or daily pay
    
  • Overtime opportunities
    
  • Tuition reimbursement (conditions apply)
    
  • Company-sponsored continuing education credits
    
  • 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
    
  • Employee stock purchase plan with employee discount
    
  • Paid in-house trach and vent training available
    
  • Awards and recognition Program
    
  • Employee Relief Fund
    
  • 24/7 local support
    
    Responsibilities:
    
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    • Implementation of physicians' prescribed plan of care
      
    • Patient assessments and coordination of care
      
    • Administration of prescribed medication, treatments, and therapies
      
    • Compliant, timely documentation of care provided in system of record
      
    • Health promotion, teaching, and training of family members
      
    • Responsible for accepting and writing verbal orders from physicians as required and for obtaining co-signature of Case Manager on all verbal orders
      
    • Follow up with physician, client, family members, staff, and Case Manager on client problems, concerns, and/or changes in client condition
      
    • Performs other appropriate duties as assigned
      
      Qualifications:
      
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      • Must have and maintain an active, unencumbered license (RN/LPN/LVN) in the state in which the clinician will practice
        
      • Current CPR certification from American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or BLS
        
      • TB skin test (current within last 12 months)
        
      • Six months prior hands-on nursing experience preferred but not required
        
      • Must have reliable transportation
        
        Aveanna is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
        As 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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