Job Description

Aveanna Private Duty Nurse – LVN/LPN

Aveanna’s Private Duty nurses assist our patients with transitioning home from the hospital and provide the continuous care needed to remain at home with their loved ones. We match our nurses to their patients based on skill, age, health condition, and acuity level. Our nurses make a positive and lasting impact on their patients' lives by providing one-on-one care ranging from 8 to 16-hour shifts.

We currently have patients and openings in:

• Killeen
• Copperas Cove
• Kempner
• Fort Hood
• Nolanville
• Belton
• Surrounding Areas

Find yourself at Aveanna! We are a leading national provider of home health services to medically fragile children and adults, and our mission is to revolutionize the way homecare is delivered, one patient at a time.   

 
We need you to help us provide the best possible life to those who trust their care to us. Our incredible Care Team consists of over 47,000 caregivers supporting more than 50,000 patients in 33 states, and it’s growing!  

What our nurses find at Aveanna:

• Compassion and Purpose—1:1 nurse-to-medically-fragile-patient ratio 
• Community and Connection—cases close to home 
• Flexibility and Balance— self-scheduling, full-time, part-time, or PRN. Days, nights, and weekend shifts— we will work with your availability! 
• Growth and Inclusion—career and skillset advancement opportunities 
• Excitement and Happiness—a place to call HOME 

Benefits*

• Health, dental, vision, and company-paid life insurance  
• Paid Time Off available  
• Weekly and/or daily pay  
• Overtime opportunities  
• Electronic documentation—a tablet in every home!  
• Tuition reimbursement (conditions apply)
• Company-sponsored continuing education credits
• 401(k) savings plan with employer matching
• Employee stock purchase plan with employee discount
• Paid in-house trach and vent training available
• Awards and recognition Program
• Employee Relief Fund
• 24/7 local support 

Responsibilities 

• Implementation of physicians’ prescribed plan of care
• Patient assessments and coordination of care
• Administration of prescribed medication, treatments, and therapies
• Compliant, timely documentation of care provided in system of record
• Health promotion, teaching, and training of family members
• Responsible for accepting and writing verbal orders from physicians as required and for obtaining co-signature of Case Manager on all verbal orders
• Follow up with physician, client, family members, staff, and Case Manager on client problems, concerns, and/or changes in client condition
• Performs other appropriate duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Must have and maintain an active, unencumbered license (RN/LPN/LVN) in the state in which the clinician will practice  
• Current CPR certification from American Red Cross, American Heart Association, or BLS  
• TB skin test (current within last 12 months)  
• Six months prior hands-on nursing experience preferred but not required  
• Must have reliable transportation  

*Benefit eligibility is dependent upon employment status

Aveanna Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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