LVN – Full Time

Overview:

Patient care is our top priority! Job satisfaction of our staff is our second priority. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness Benefits
  • Flex Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account
  • Voluntary Life & AD&D
  • Paid Time Off

Job Summary:

The LVN administers skilled nursing care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, for clients in their place of residence, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency.

Responsibilities:

  • Completes and updates, as needed, a competency skills assessment that accurately identifies their nursing skills. Accepts only nursing assignments that they can perform safely, are within their individual scope of practice and commensurate with their education/experience. Notifies agency leadership immediately if an assigned task must be restaffed due to their lack of education or experience in performing the assigned task.  Actively participates in educational opportunities that widen their scope of practice and increases their nursing competency skill set.
  • Under the direct supervision of the home health Field RN, provides nursing services as ordered on the home health Plan of Care (POC). Responsible for maintaining a clear understanding of the POC and implementing nursing services as ordered by the physician.
  • Identifies changes in patient condition, such as a deterioration in status, and communicates these changes quickly and effectively to the Field RN, clinical manager, the interdisciplinary team and the physician. Initiates the appropriate nursing response to changes in the patient’s condition and ensures that clear documentation exists within the clinical record regarding the change and nursing response.
  • Actively participates in the case conference process by providing a report to the clinical manager on the conferenced patients they have seen in the previous 60-day period.  Full time LVN staff are required to attend the case conference meetings.
  • Submits thorough and accurate documentation of the nursing services that were ordered on the POC and performed by the LVN, per agency policy.
  • Promptly updates the EMR medication profile when changes to the patient’s medication regimen are identified.  Reviews the patient’s medication profile with each skilled nursing visit and ensures that the patient/caregiver has a correct medication list in the home, written in plain language.
  • Ensures appropriate home folder communication exists by logging vital sign values and other pertinent clinical information in the patient’s home folder with each visit.

Qualifications:

  • Must hold current Texas Licensed Vocation Nurse
  • Must have current CPR Certification
  • Must be detail-oriented and have effective communication skills
  • Home Health Care Experience

RN – PRN

Overview:

Patient care is our top priority! Job satisfaction of our staff is our second priority. With years of experience in health care, Renew Home Health is one of the leading providers in the industry for customer satisfaction and quality of care making it one of the fastest growing home health agencies in the area.

Job Summary:

The RN administers skilled nursing care for clients in their place of residence, coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, patient/family and referring agency and assumes the responsibility for coordination of care.

Responsibilities:

  • Assess home patients to identify the physical, psycho-social and environmental needs as evidenced by documentation, clinical record, case conference and evaluations.
  • Implement/develop/document the plan of care to ensure quality and continuity of care.
  • Provide care utilizing infection control measures that protect both the patient and the staff.
  • Supervise and provide clinical directions to the home health aide and the LVN to ensure quality and continuity of services provided.
  • Provide effective communication to patient/family, team members and other health care professionals.

Qualifications:

  • Must hold current Texas State Registered Nurse license
  • Must have current CPR Certification
  • Must be detail-oriented and have effective communication skills
  • Must have at least 1 year of Home Health experience