About the position
Love home health and hate documenting? Searching for a better work / life balance? Tired of charting after hours? Do you want to spend more time with your patients and family? We have a new and exciting program that allows you to utilize your clinical skills and provide care to your patients without extraneous documentation. Want to learn more? Apply today. Become part of our team that allows a flexible schedule while providing 1:1 care with excellent clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. AW Health Care is a St. Louis based, independently operated, women-owned enterprise. We recently celebrated our 25th anniversary in the home health industry. AW is a rapidly growing home health agency, with an innovative approach to patient centered care. Our team consists of over 500 employees serving over 1500 patients in Missouri and Illinois.
Responsibilities
- Understands and adheres to established policies and procedures.
- Implements the nursing care plan for each patient.
- Provides nursing services, treatments and diagnostic and preventive procedures as assigned.
- Initiates preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate.
- Observes signs and symptoms and reports to the physician and RN reactions to treatments, including drugs and changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition.
- Teaches and counsels the patient and family/significant others regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient at home.
- Evaluates with registered nurse the effectiveness of the LPN's nursing service to the patient and family under the guidance of the registered nurse.
- Maintains accurate and complete records of observations, treatments and care of patient.
- Participates in medical record audit as assigned.
- Attends staff meetings, patient care conferences and inservices as scheduled.
- Takes on-call duty, nights, weekends and holidays as assigned.
- Submits any changes in schedule to Director of Clinical Services/Nursing Supervisor on a daily basis.
- Participates in patient care conferences to discuss the need for involvement of other members of the health team, such as physical therapist or speech language pathologist.
- Prepares clinical and progress notes.
- Assists the physician and RN in performing specialized procedures.
- Prepares equipment and materials for treatments.
- Observes aseptic technique as required.
- Assists the patient in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
Requirements
- Graduate of a state approved school of practical (vocational) nursing and currently licensed in the state(s) in which practicing.
- Minimum of one (1) year experience in nursing, preferred.
- Acceptance of philosophy and goals of this Agency.
- Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Life
- Matching 401K
- Paid Time Off
- $10,000 Sign on Bonus for full time
- Additional Life Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
