LPN or RN Home Care

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $219-$250

Employment with Community Behavioral Nursing Services (CBNS) is a unique, Home Care experience working consistently with individuals with Developmental Disabilities individually and in small groups.

The nurses on our East Akron Run will complete visits in group home settings

Every other Saturday, Sunday (11 / 22-11 / 23) - ^ : 45 am - 10 : 25 am

Our nurses are paid on a per visit basis. Pay is every 2 weeks.

About Community Behavioral Nursing Services (CBNS)

CBNS is a family owned and operated accredited home health agency. We specialize in caring for individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, all within a controlled group home setting to empower them to live with dignity and respect.

Traditional home care nurses may drive across one or more counties, daily. Our staff enjoy decreased driving between locations - typically no more than 15 miles!

Currently serving Stark, Summit, Medina, Cuyahoga and Lorain counties, but continuing to grow!

Why work for CBNS

Flexibility

Work-life balance

Work exclusively with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) population work with same patients on a regular basis.

Reward and Recognition Opportunities

Referral Program

Opportunities for Growth and Advancement

Our person centered assessments will monitor overall general health as well as minor skin injuries, provide management of chronic medical conditions (diabetes, dementia, skin ulcers, seizures heart failure, respiratory distress), early identification of serious medical conditions (pulmonary aspiration, bowel obstruction, GERD, dehydration, sepsis, etc.), referral and coordination of in home therapy services (physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy) and provide education and support on medical status, equipment, prescribed medications and overall health and wellness strategies.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Provide skilled nursing care to assigned patients, as identified in current nursing plan of care and within nursing scope of practice.
• Complete and document observations, vital signs, body systems, pain, psychosocial, etc.
• Complete and document patient wound assessment, monitoring and care, in alignment with nursing scope of practice and physician order.
• Complete skilled nursing procedures, specimen collection, and related patient services.
• Promote health and prevention to decrease incident of hospitalizations and / or re-hospitalizations by providing patient and caregiver education.
• Initiate and conduct patient and caregiver education specific to care interventions, strategies identified nursing plan of care goals.
• Act as a professional nursing liaison between patients, caregivers, physicians, and other health care providers. Coordinates care with other agencies and health professionals, as needed.
• Complete medication related tasks (as assigned) : administration, documentation, physician order coordination, medication change-over, medication check-in, and other related tasks.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Education, Knowledge, and Skills

We are seeking competent part-time, PRN and weekend team-players in Summit County, OH.