What are the responsibilities and job description for the 1:1 Private Duty Nurse for Young Girl (RN/LPN) position at Marathon Nursing?
Patient Specifics:
School-aged girl who is alert, has a big personality, and ambulates with assistance. requires one-to-one nursing care at home from a highly skilled, compassionate, and reliable nurse (RN ). She lives at home with her family, where she is well loved and well cared for.
Skilled nursing care includes: mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy care, enteral care/feeds, respiratory treatments, care r/t seizures, medication administration, assist with ambulation and transfers, and assistance with ADL’s.
Looking for:
- Tuesday: 7:00am-9:00pm
- Weekends: Flexible shifts
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Job Summary
We are currently seeking motivated and compassionate Registered Nurses (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) to work with our medically complex pediatric patients in their homes for 1:1 nursing shifts. Nurses with pediatric nursing experience, critical care experience, or any nurse with a passion for working with children are welcomed to apply. We are committed to providing the highest quality of care in the market and provide our employees unmatched professional development and CEU opportunities. Please join us in making a difference in the lives of these very special patients and their incredible families.
Essential Functions:
- Recognize changes in your patient’s conditions that require appropriate nursing interventions to ensure the patient’s well-being and safety.
- Work collaboratively with the patient’s family, respecting all family preferences while communicating at a high level with both the family and the Marathon office
- Provide care that is culturally competent, non-discriminatory, and always considerate of the patient’s comfortability, needs, and preferences.
- Exhibit professionalism, representing Marathon Nursing well by focusing on the needs of the patient at all times, and working collaboratively with the patient, their family, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Assist patients on a 1:1 basis, providing all direct patient care ordered by providers, including but not limited to:
- Assessing patients with seizure disorders, responding with appropriate nursing intervention as ordered
- > Maintaining feeding tubes and provide enteral care, nutrition, and hydration as ordered
- > Providing tracheostomy and mechanical ventilator care as ordered
- > Providing infusion therapies, including TPN, and CVL care as ordered
- > Medication administration
Requirements:
- Current, unrestricted, and unencumbered state license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Massachusetts
- Proof of valid and current CPR/BLS certification
- Six months experience in Home Care/Private Duty Nursing is preferred, but new learners are welcomed to apply (New Grad nurses may qualify for our New Grad Nursing Program)
- Experience in Outpatient or Inpatient Pediatric Nursing is preferred but not required
- Medical Surgical Care and Critical Care experience is a plus
- Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate the building of long-lasting and meaningful relationships with our patients and their families
- Dynamic problem solver who enjoys working collaboratively and in team environments
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to do occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling of approximately 50 pounds
- Ability to withstand periods of prolonged sitting, walking, standing, bending, kneeling, and/or reaching.
- Must have visual and hearing acuity necessary to perform job duties and maintain patient safety
We invite you to either call us at (617)- 648-9800 or fax your resume with a cover letter to us at (617)-648 9811
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $78,000.00 - $122,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Medical Specialty:
- Critical & Intensive Care
- Home Health
- Medical-Surgical
- Pediatrics
License/Certification:
- BCBA (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $78,000 - $122,000
