Summary/Objective
Primary function is to administer highly skilled private duty nursing care to pediatric patients/clients, in their places of residence; coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/client, their family and referring agency. This role requires a seasoned nurse, with pediatric home health experience, willing to travel and confident in their skills to initiate care in the patient’s home under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Essential Functions:
• Under the direction of the RN, assists in identifying the patient’s/client’s physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation.
• Participates in planning and implementing care in conjunction with the RN, in accordance with the POC.
• Provides care using infection control measures that protect both staff and patient/client.
• Assures the continuity of care through delivery of quality patient/client care.
• Provides effective communication to the patient/client, their family, team members, and other health care professionals as evidenced by clinical notes, case conferences, communication notes, and evaluations. Completes appropriate documentation in a timely manner.
• Monitors assigned cases to ensure compliance with requirements of payor.
• Demonstrates commitment, professional growth, and competency.
• Promotes the Agency philosophy and administrative policies to ensure quality of care.
Preferred/Required Education and Experience
• Graduate of an accredited school of vocational nursing
• Current Texas license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Registered Nurse and/or a multi-state license issued by a state member of the National Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
• Current driver’s license
• One year experience as a Licensed Vocational Nurse or Registered Nurse in a clinical care pediatric setting strongly preferred.
• Home health experience preferred.

Pay:

Escalated hourly rate

Gas card provided

Supervisory Responsibility: No
Work Environment:
Works in multiple patients’/clients’ homes in various conditions; possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases; must have ability to work a flexible schedule and to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather
Physical/Mental Demands:
Prolonged standing and walking required, with ability to lift up to 50lbs and move patients/clients.

Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient/client needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient/client and family individualized psychosocial needs.

Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.

Requires ability to adapt quickly to newly established patients onboarding to the agency including new families to homecare or from hospital to home or changing agencies.

Requires ability to work within dynamic team of transitioning care to established private duty nursing team.

Requires ability to teach and train caregivers and other nurses on team.

Requires excellent communication to supervisor, team members, parent, and physicians.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
• Hours/Shifts may vary based on client/patient needs/authorized hours.
• Must be flexible to fill shifts needed to start client.

Travel
• Required and must be significantly flexible increased staffing area/radius or assigned territory. Must be flexible regarding staffing location.

Organizational Requirements
1. Experience recognizing the needs and concerns of individuals.
2. Effectively communicate orally and in writing.
3. Ability to follow verbal and written instruction in English.
4. Professional telephone & email etiquette.
5. Able to work in fast-paced, self-directed environment.
6. Detail oriented with excellent time management skills.
7. Decision-making, problem resolution and creative thinking skills.
8. Responds well to multitasking while providing exceptional customer service, support, and responsiveness.
9. Should be honest, competitive, energetic, enthusiastic, professional, and systematic.
10. Ability to demonstrate and educate to patient family members on all equipment necessary.

11. Highly skilled care including but not limited to ventilator management/trouble shooting, tracheostomy care/management, enteral/gastrostomy care management.

12. Willingness and ability to travel to newly onboarding patients.

13. Professional demeanor and practice working with changing team members.

14. Flexibility to provide staffing in variety of patient homes.