Aveanna Healthcare

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Join a Company That Puts People First! Aveanna Healthcare Our Certified Business Line offers both short-term and long-term care services, catering to individuals under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as those with Private Insurance and Private Pay. We serve a diverse patient population with varying needs, including individuals with chronic conditions, behavioral health challenges, monitoring requirements, skilled nursing, and therapeutic needs. Our patients span all age groups, from children to geriatric individuals. Our services involve a range of medical and non-medical assistance provided through visits to the individual’s own home. These services include Skilled Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Home Health Aide Services. Aveanna’s services are tailored to individual’s needs and can significantly improve the quality of life for those who need short-term assistance but wish to remain in their own homes. Position Overview The Licensed Practical Nurse is an essential part of the team responsible for providing and documenting skilled nursing care in accordance with the developed care plan and physicians’ orders for each individual patient while adhering to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times. Award-Winning Culture • Indeed’s Work Wellbeing Top 100 Company in 2024 • Best Company for Work-Life Balance, Happiest Employees and Culture and Best CEO in 2024, as ranked by Comparably Essential Job Functions • Deliver quality patient care in compliance with physician orders under direction of their Registered Nurse teammate. • Perform the continuum of hands-on client care through documentation and timely communication with the client's physician and other caregivers • Recognizes changes in patient needs and responses requiring intervention and implements care to prevent risk or reduce risk. • Educate clients and their family members based on client’s specific needs. • Provide care in patients home using a variety of skills such as phone triage, patient education, observation/assessment, wound care, infusions, catheter care, PICC line dressing changes etc Other Skills/Abilities • Attention to detail • Time Management • Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution • Good organization and communication skills Physical Requirements • Must be able to speak, write, read and understand English • Must be able to travel • Must be able to lift 50 pounds • Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting • Must be able to sit and climb stairs • Must have visual and hearing acuity • Must have strong sense of smell and touch • Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance • Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport Environment • Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions • Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases Other Duties • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Qualifications   • An active LPN License in the state of application • Current CPR certification (with hands-on component) • TB skin test (current within last 12 months) • Must have reliable transportation   • Must be able to read and write English Preferred: • Medicare Skilled Nursing experience • Basic understanding of Oasis • 1-year LPN experience in a home health or health care setting • Home Care Home Base exp a plus Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate. Notice for Job Applicants Residing in California Skills: Behavioral Health, Catheterization, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, Customer Support/Service, Customer Training, Detail Oriented, Diversity, Documentation, English Language, Geriatrics, Health Plan, Healthcare, Home Care, Infectious Diseases, Insurance, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Long-Term Care, Medicaid, Medical Assistance, Medicare, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Organizational Skills, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Physical Demands, Physical Therapy, Problem Solving Skills, Quality of Life, Registered Nurse (RN), Speech and Language Pathology, Telephone Skills, Telephone Triage, Time Management, Willing to Travel, Wound Care About the Company: Aveanna Healthcare It all started with a simple idea: How can we help people live better lives by providing better home healthcare? That idea became a company called Aveanna, dedicated to bringing new possibilities and new hope to those we serve. At Aveanna, we believe that the ultimate place for caring is right in the comfort of home. We are a new company that has quickly established itself as a pre-eminent, national leader in healthcare as well as homecare. We believe in clinical excellence, innovation, and compassionate care to every patient and family we are privileged to help. But what sets us apart most is our focus on the relationship between the caregiver and the patient. By surrounding our patients with superior resources, and by giving our caregivers better technology and training, we are able to provide superior healthcare that makes a difference in what’s possible in outcomes and daily living. Aveanna’s leadership team has worked for more than 40 years building other great home healthcare companies on a national level. Now that experience is building the healthcare company of the future. Today, Aveanna Healthcare cares for patients and families in 33 states through our rapidly growing network of more than 300 branch offices, offering a variety of care and services to more than 40,000 children and adults. Company Size: 10,000 employees or more Industry: Healthcare Services Founded: 0 Website: https://jobs.aveanna.com/