Bestica is seeking a LPN/LVN Home Health for a travel job in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Home Health
- Discipline: LPN/LVN
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
286637
Home Health LPN
Essential Functions
1. Provides nursing care to client consistent with physician orders, established care plan, client choice and regulations.
2. Accountable for observation of the client and documentation regarding observations/care given.
3. Updates client's field chart and medication sheets when changes occur as a result of communications with other members of the team and/or care provided.
4. Coordinates client's care with physician, family, members of the interdisciplinary team and other involved agencies.
5. Updates client/caregivers/supervising RN on progress, equipment needs and health needs and obtains and processes physician orders when appropriate.
6. Provides teaching and instruction to clients'/caregivers to promote physical and emotional health.
7. Maintains clients' self-esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
8. Assures client rights are protected and that all clients/caregivers are made aware of the client's rights and responsibilities.
9. Performs other duties within scope of practice, as assigned by RN supervisor or Clinical Manager. Maintains clients' self-esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information.
10. Initiates emergency procedures as appropriate.
11. Clinical and administrative documentation adheres to agency, professional, and regulatory guidelines for timeliness and content.
12. Monitoring of telehealth program
13. Communication/education to patients on disease process.
14. Timely communication with physicians regarding vital signs out of set parameters
15. Other duties as assigned.
286637 Home Health LPN Essential Functions 1. Provides nursing care to client consistent with physician orders, established care plan, client choice and regulations. 2. Accountable for observation of the client and documentation regarding observations/care given. 3. Updates client's field chart and medication sheets when changes occur as a result of communications with other members of the team and/or care provided. 4. Coordinates client's care with physician, family, members of the interdisciplinary team and other involved agencies. 5. Updates client/caregivers/supervising RN on progress, equipment needs and health needs and obtains and processes physician orders when appropriate. 6. Provides teaching and instruction to clients'/caregivers to promote physical and emotional health. 7. Maintains clients' self-esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information. 8. Assures client rights are protected and that all clients/caregivers are made aware of the client's rights and responsibilities. 9. Performs other duties within scope of practice, as assigned by RN supervisor or Clinical Manager. Maintains clients' self-esteem, privacy and confidentiality of personal information. 10. Initiates emergency procedures as appropriate. 11. Clinical and administrative documentation adheres to agency, professional, and regulatory guidelines for timeliness and content. 12. Monitoring of telehealth program 13. Communication/education to patients on disease process. 14. Timely communication with physicians regarding vital signs out of set parameters 15. Other duties as assigned.
About Bestica
We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer's expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and are certified as an 8(a) Business.