East Texas Regional Private Duty Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Are you a standout pediatric home health nurse looking for a fresh opportunity or seeking to advance your career? We're hiring full-time salaried nurses to join our elite team, partnering with families of medically complex children as they transition from hospital to home.

Why Join Us?

Compensation Up to $100K+

• RN Base Salary : $75,000 + time and a half for overtime
• LVN Base Salary : $62,400 + time and a half for overtime

Benefits :

Nurse Recognition :

We celebrate our nurses with monthly awards and holiday gifts—always in the form of Amazon gift cards, because we know you appreciate flexibility! ????

Scrubs Provided :

Receive 2 sets of FIGS scrubs upon onboarding.

Summary / Objective

Primary function is to administer highly skilled private duty nursing care to pediatric patients / clients, in their places of residence; coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, patient / client, their family and referring agency. This role requires a seasoned nurse, with pediatric home health experience, willing to travel and confident in their skills to initiate care in the patient’s home under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Essential Functions :

Preferred / Required Education and Experience

Pay :

Escalated hourly rate

Gas card provided

Supervisory Responsibility : No

Work Environment :

Works in multiple patients’ / clients’ homes in various conditions; possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids and infectious diseases; must have ability to work a flexible schedule and to travel locally; some exposure to unpleasant weather

Physical / Mental Demands :

Prolonged standing and walking required, with ability to lift up to 50lbs and move patients / clients.

Requires working under some stressful conditions to meet deadlines and patient / client needs, and to make quick decisions and resource acquisition; meet patient / client and family individualized psychosocial needs.

Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.

Requires ability to adapt quickly to newly established patients onboarding to the agency including new families to homecare or from hospital to home or changing agencies.

Requires ability to work within dynamic team of transitioning care to established private duty nursing team.

Requires ability to teach and train caregivers and other nurses on team.

Requires excellent communication to supervisor, team members, parent, and physicians.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

Travel

Organizational Requirements

1. Experience recognizing the needs and concerns of individuals.

2. Effectively communicate orally and in writing.

3. Ability to follow verbal and written instruction in English.

4. Professional telephone & email etiquette.

5. Able to work in fast-paced, self-directed environment.

6. Detail oriented with excellent time management skills.

7. Decision-making, problem resolution and creative thinking skills.

8. Responds well to multitasking while providing exceptional customer service, support, and responsiveness.

9. Should be honest, competitive, energetic, enthusiastic, professional, and systematic.

10. Ability to demonstrate and educate to patient family members on all equipment necessary.

11. Highly skilled care including but not limited to ventilator management / trouble shooting, tracheostomy care / management, enteral / gastrostomy care management.

12. Willingness and ability to travel to newly onboarding patients.

13. Professional demeanor and practice working with changing team members.

14. Flexibility to provide staffing in variety of patient homes.