Home Health RN or LPN - Full-time

strongCompany Description:/strongpi Maxim Healthcare is an industry leader, providing compassionate home healthcare since 1988. As a full-service healthcare company, we have earned a reputation for providing innovative solutions that improve health and enhance the quality of life for our patients. Maxim specializes in contractual and direct placement positions./i/pstrongJob Description:/strongpstrongJob Responsibilities/strong/ppAs a Home Care Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient’s individual physician. This is a perfect opportunity for you to expand on any pediatric or home care experience that you may have while making a positive and much-needed difference in the lives of children and their families./ppYour specific duties will tend to include the following:/pulliAssessments/liliMedication administration/liliAdministration of prescribed treatments and therapies/liliCare planning/liliCommunication with other members of the patientsapos; multi-disciplinary team/liliSupply management/liliEmergency management/liliCoordination of care/liliHealth promotion and teaching/liliTraining of family members/li/ulstrongQualifications:/strongdivpAs a Home Care Nurse, you must be a confident and empathetic caregiver, ideally with a background in pediatric home care. You must exhibit excellent judgment, critical thinking, and reasoning skills as well as the adaptability necessary to fulfill the needs of and maintain the boundaries required by each family. It is also important that you have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, along with a firm dedication to customer service./p/divpSpecific qualifications for the role include:/pulliAssociate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing from a state accredited LPN or RN program/liliCurrent and unrestricted LPN or RN license to practice in the state for which you are applying/liliCurrent CPR certification/liliCurrent Continuing Education if required by state/liliDemonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures/liliProof of eligibility to work in the United States/liliAbility to work independently and with minimal supervision/li/ulpPhysical requirements include:/pulliFrequent lifting and repositioning of patients/liliRepeated or prolonged standing, bending, kneeling, twisting, and occasional climbing of stairs/liliAcute sense of sight and hearing (corrected or uncorrected) and strong sense of touch, smell, and taste/liliAgility and strength sufficient to handle patients and equipment without assistance/liliAbility to appropriately respond physically and psychologically to emergency situations in the home or during transport/liliAbility to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other health conditions/liliPediatric home care background, empreferred/em/li/ulstrongAdditional Information:/strongp/pdivbr //divp/pp/p