Field LVN

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*Looking for a career as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the Home Health industry? Then Able Hands Home Health Care is the place for you!* *Here is what you need to know!* *Job Description:* _Provides intermittent skilled nursing care to patients in the home._ *1) Qualifications* * Licensed to practice Vocational Nursing by the California Board of Licensed Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technician Examiners. * Minimum of one (1) year experience in nursing. * Must be Spanish speaking and able to commute to the Greater Los Angeles Area *2) Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities* * Ability to safely and effectively perform procedures and techniques involved in the delivery of patient care. * Ability to follow a patient and family teaching plan. * Ability to function as a member of the nursing team and cooperate with non-nursing professionals in the process of rendering nursing care. * Ability to identify potentially harmful changes in patient condition and report these changes timely, verbally, and in writing. * Ability to plan a persona; work schedule and work independently to complete the assignment on a timely basis. * Ability to communicate effectively, verbally, and in writing. *3) Duties and Responsibilities Include* _(but not limited to)_ * _Using the nursing process, in accordance with the Plan of Care (POC) or Plan of Treatment (POT): performs reasonable and necessary skilled care on each visit and documents this care in the record of the visit._ * _Performs skilled observation of patient conditions._ * _Contributes to the formulation and update of the nursing care plan._ * _Performs complete bedside nursing when required._ * _Assists the patient with activities of daily living and encourages appropriate self-care._ * _Provides accurate and timely information on patient progressions in the care plan._ * _Completes all required documentation accurately and timely._ * _Attends In-Service presentations._ *4) Physical Requirements* * Must be able to work as scheduled and report to work on time. * Can stand or sit for up to six (6) hours per day. * Able to lift up to twenty (20) pounds on a frequent basis. * Able to push wheelchairs, turn patients, help patients walk, lift patients, and help patients sit up for four (4) to five (5) hours per day. * Able to walk, stand, bend, climb, and crawl for four (4) to five (5) hours per day. * Normal vision required, including depth perception, color perception, close inspection, and peripheral vision. Glasses or contact lenses may be used to insure normal (20-20) vision. * Ability to hear normal speech, hear on the telephone, and hear faint sounds. * Able to talk in person and on the telephone. * Able to deal with stressful situations, including patient death, family grief, and trauma. * Able to deal with patients, patient caregivers, and employees of residential care facilities, six (6) to eight (8) hours per day. * Able to operate an automobile two (2) to four (4) hours per day. *5) Working Conditions* * Work generally performed in patients' homes or residential care facilities. * Work requires employees to drive to where work is performed and employees will be outdoors, in or out of an automobile, one (1) to two (2) hours per day. *6) Reports To* * Director of Patient Care Services (DoPCS) * Case Manager/Care Coordinator Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour Benefits: * Flexible schedule * Vision insurance Medical Specialty: * Home Health * Wound Care Language: * Spanish (Preferred) License/Certification: * LVN license (Preferred) * BLS Certification (Preferred) Work Location: On the road