Licensed Practical Nurse Birmingham

Private Duty Nursing Position

We are a private duty nursing company that specializes in pediatric and geriatric tracheotomy patients. Your position would require you to be in the home during the times needed by the client. Upon hiring, you would have discussed duties and medical needs from the client and would also oversee a small amount of daily paperwork. We offer competitive pay based on experience. Must have reliable transportation. We currently have part time, full time, and prn available. We care for a wide spectrum of patients including pediatrics, geriatrics, trachs, ventilators, g-tubes, paraplegics, quadriplegics are just a few of our clients. All cases and clients are different and will require different needs. Your hours would not exceed 40 hours weekly and in some cases, you would only be hired for a prn position. You also must be interviewed by our client to ensure that you are a good fit for their needs.

lpn/rn will be responsible for:

• Skilled bedside care to patients
• Observe the patient for any changes
• Record vital signs
• Administer medications & feedings
• Keep the patient comfortable
• Wound care
• Monitor catheters, and record food and fluid intake
• Provide all adl's
• Work with the patient's family to provide a continuity of care for the patient, explaining protocols and the care they should provide in the lpn's absence
• Keep patient's room clean at all times

Qualifications:

• Active lpn alabama license (no suspensions or currently on probation)
• 1-year experience working with trach and g-tube
• Clean background check
• Tb skin test (or up to date within 1 year)
• 2 forms of identification

Pay and benefits: $18-20 hourly/paid weekly

Bcbs insurance (90 days)

License: rn or lpn (required)

Language: english (preferred)

Schedule: monday to friday 8 hour shift 10 hour shift 12 hour shift

Compensation: $19 hourly/paid weekly