Licensed Practical Nurse, Home Health

Job description

Are you a Licensed Practical Nurse who likes to help patients in a home care setting? We have the job for you at Stillwater Medical at Home !
Some of the skills needed for this LPN role:
• Excellent communication with patients and across the care team
• Accountable, with good follow through
• Dependable
• Works in a culture of teamwork with other staff
• Exceptional customer service

Why choose Stillwater Medical?
• Competitive wages
• Supportive work environment
• Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work since 2012

Here are the details this RN, Home Health position:
• Full-time status
• Must be able to drive within 50 mile radius of Stillwater
• Paid mileage
• Weekend rotation and on call responsibility as needed

Apply now!
JOB SUMMARY:
A clinically competent licensed practical nurse who delivers nursing care to patients at their place of residence under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Performs IV skills according to policy and procedure. Makes daily home visits with personal vehicle within 50-mile radius of Stillwater.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Licensed to practice in the state of Oklahoma.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Recommended by Nurse Manager for position.
• Minimum of 1-year of experience.
• Home telephone and dependable transportation required.
• Current CPR card (BLS) or completion of course within 30 days of hire.
• Having and maintaining a valid Oklahoma Driver’s License and satisfactory driving record is a condition of employment. Automobile liability insurance required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must have strength and stamina for prolonged walking, standing, and dealing with stressful situations.
• Demonstrates adequate vision, or correctable with glasses, to read and write.
• Able to hear, or correctable with hearing devices, and able to talk to converse with others in person and over the phone.
• Able to hear, see, and feel to accurately assess, monitor, and administer care.
• Able to frequently lift at least 60 lbs., reach, pull, push, bend, stoop, and kneel.
• Possess fine motor skills and hand/eye coordination to give care (i.e.: insert catheters, start IVs, administer medications, and handle instruments).
• Able to work in a latex-burdened environment.