Description
Title: Private Duty Nurse (PDN) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - 1:1 Continuous Care
As a Private Duty Nurse (PDN) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you'll provide 1:1 skilled nursing care in a client's home-supporting longer, consistent shifts and building relationships with the client and family. As part of Interim HealthCare, you'll deliver comfort, safety, and dignity through individualized care that helps clients remain at home.
What we offer our Private Duty Nurse (PDN) Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs):
- Competitive pay, benefits, and incentives
- Flexible scheduling with consistent 1:1 private duty shifts
- Daily Pay option available
- No Overtime Required
- 1:1 patient care with continuity-build meaningful relationships with clients and families
Working at Interim HealthCare means a career unlike any other. With integrity at the center of all we do, we support you so you can provide exceptional private duty care-helping clients stay safe and comfortable at home while you make a difference every shift.
As a Private Duty Nurse (PDN) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) you will:
- Provide 1:1 in-home skilled nursing care per the provider's plan of care and your nursing scope of practice, supporting extended shifts/continuous care as assigned.
- Partner with the client, family/caregivers, and care team to support goals of care and continuity across shifts.
- Assess, monitor, and document patient condition and report any changes promptly (vitals, blood glucose, intake/output, respiratory status, etc.).
- Administer medications and treatments (including insulin and IV fluids as ordered), with thorough, shift-based documentation.
- Provide skilled care such as wound care/dressing changes and support with personal care as outlined in the plan of care.
- Monitor for signs of infection, skin breakdown, respiratory distress, or other complications and respond according to protocols and provider orders.
- Provide skilled support for specialized needs as trained/authorized (e.g., trach care, ventilator support, enteral feeds) and assist with procedures per policy.
- Educate and support the client and family/caregivers on routines, equipment, and symptom monitoring to promote safety at home.
- Complete timely, accurate clinical notes and communicate shift handoff information to support continuity of care.
- Coordinate with the supervising RN, providers, and the office team to ensure excellent outcomes and reliable coverage.
- Communicate effectively with the care team to support coordination of services, supplies/equipment needs, and ongoing care planning.
To qualify for a Private Duty Nurse (PDN) Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position with us:
- Education: Graduate of an accredited practical (vocational) nursing program and current LPN/LVN license in the state(s) in which you practice. One year of clinical experience preferred (home care/private duty experience a plus) or completion of the Office's preceptor program.
- Current CPR/AED/BLS/First Aid certification.
- Reliable transportation to/from care sites and/or work locations.
- Trach and/or ventilator experience preferred; training may be available based on assignment.
- Able to visually and aurally observe and assess the patient.
- Able to provide proof of valid driver's license and auto liability insurance if assignments include driving own vehicle to transport patient.
Working Conditions & Physical Effort (Private Duty):
- Work is performed primarily in a client's home in a 1:1 setting, with consistent shift-based coverage.
- Assignments may include home-based care and as needed, care in community settings (e.g., school) per the plan of care.
- Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, bloodborne pathogens, and/or other potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions, including the use of protective equipment.
- Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer patients.
- Medium physical activity may require occasional lifting, pushing, or pulling up to 50 lbs. to conduct daily job functions and related activities that may be required.
At Interim HealthCare, we know that your loved ones deserve the very best, that's why we deliver individualized private duty care in the comfort and dignity of home. Through nursing, personal care, therapy, case management, and specialized services, we bring quality care where it's needed most so families can focus on being family.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
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