LVN Home Healthcare Nurse

Job description

This Home Health LVN role gives you control over your work-life balance. You can set your own schedule and prioritize family and career without guilt. Annex Healthcare, a premier home healthcare agency with two decades of excellence in Southern California, is currently seeking passionate and dedicated LVNs like you to join our team who value patient care and independence.

Position Overview:

• Provide in-home care to pediatric or adult patients with complex needs, including G-Tubes, Trachs, and ventilators.
• shifts, Day /night shifts, Monday to Sunday
• Locations: San Fernando 91340
• The duties of a shift LVN include administering medication, managing chronic illnesses, assessing changes in patient’s medical status, completing care documentation, and helping with daily living activities.

If you share the same passion for compassionate care, we invite you to apply for our SHIFT NURSE Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) position.

Why Join Us?

• 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratios where you impact outcomes
• Less stressful than a traditional hospital/facility, where you can provide the level of attention each patient needs.
• Flexible work schedules:, We have opportunities for part-time, full-time, days, nights, or weekends.
• PTO,Sick Day, Holiday Pay, Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
• Weekly pay with direct deposit
• Continuing Education Classes
• Referral program
• Joining Bonus

As a Home Health Licensed Vocational Nurse(LVN), what you’ll do:

Responsibilities:

• Provide home-based care to patients with illnesses, injuries and chronic diseases—often after hospital discharge—under the supervision of an RN(Registered Nurse)
• Licensed Vocational Nurse ( LVNs)will be given a detailed plan of care instructed and administered by RN Case Manager
• Care consists of monitoring patient status, maintaining activities of daily living and administering medications.
• Take patient vitals, do assessments, document progress and report changes to RN supervisor.
• Assist RN in carrying out patient’s plan of care and teaching patient self-care techniques
• Collaborates with physicians, other agency staff and contract services to coordinate and implement the Plan of Care.
• Completes all required documentation in accordance with the standards of the agency, and regulatory requirements.

About Us

We are a licensed home healthcare provider in southern California, and we are contracted by the Regional Center and certified by Medicare. We work with most insurance companies to provide affordable care to our patients. All of our employees (LVN’s & RN’s) are licensed nurses and CPR certified, and we select experienced and trained staff members who are competent, knowledgeable, and present themselves professionally in appearance and attitude.

Our mission is to provide excellent patient care with compassion, quality, efficiency, and professionalism. We aim to keep the patient safely in the home environment with the comfort of loved ones nearby and to care for the needs of not only the patient but also the family and caregiver.

At Annex Healthcare, we strive to provide our personnel with the opportunity to grow both professionally and as a person. We are committed to providing the most efficient and effective service with satisfaction for the customer.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Expected hours: 20 – 48 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Home Health

Physical setting:

• Outpatient

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Overtime pay

Supplemental schedule:

• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• Choose your own hours
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

License/Certification:

• LVN (Required)

Requirements:

Current CA state license to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in California.

A minimum of one (1) year home health experience is strongly preferred.

Current BLS/CPR Certification

Experience in caring for patients with G-Tubes, Trachs, and ventilators.

Works in patients home in various conditions; ability to work a flexible schedule.

Able to travel to prospective patient’s place of residence.

Able to stoop and bend; must be able to lift and transfer patients.