Pediatric Home Health LVN - One-on-One Care
Waco, Texas
KidsCare Home Health is actively hiring compassionate and skilled Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to provide pediatric care in a home setting.
Posted Oct 2
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Flexible scheduling Flexible Scheduling - Create a schedule that fits your life
- Unit and setting
- Home Health infants, children, and adolescents
- License
- LVN license Current State Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) License.Current State LVN License
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current State LVN License Current State Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) License.
- Certification
- CPR Certification Current CPR Certification.
- Also asks
- reliable transportation to office and patients' homes Must have reliable transportation to office and patients’ homes.
Preferred
- Experience
- home health experience One (1) Year Home Health Experience Preferred
- Experience
- pediatric experience One (1) Year Pediatric Experience Preferred.
What it pays
- Bonus
- sign-on bonus opportunities Sign-On Bonus Opportunities
Benefits
- BenefitsComprehensive Benefits PackageComprehensive Benefits Package
- BenefitsCareer Growth OpportunitiesCareer Growth Opportunities
- Opportunities for advancement
- Flexible Scheduling
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Care model
- one-on-one in-home care One-on-One Patient Care - Focus on quality, not quotas
- Day to day
- provide direct patient care in the home
- Day to day
- provide services per physician orders and regulations under clinical supervision
- Day to day
- perform comprehensive patient assessments Perform comprehensive patient assessments.
- Day to day
- administer prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies Administer prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies as ordered by the
- Day to day
- document clinical notes in accordance with plan of care Document timely clear, concise, and accurate clinical notes in accordance with the plan of care.
- Day to day
- notify RN Case Manager of patient condition changes Notify the RN Case Manager of any changes in the patient’s condition.
- Day to day
- provide and document patient and family education Provide and document education to patients and their families on specific details of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
- Day to day
- collaborate with other professional disciplines Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure that patients are receiving quality care, necessary to achieve, and exceed individual
- Day to day
- follow infection control and safety procedures Uses appropriate infection control procedures and safety
- Scheduling
- Self-scheduling offered
- Travel
- travel to office and patients' homes
- Details
- push and pull 50 pounds Push and pull 50 pounds (position patient, move equipment, etc.).
- Details
- support 50 pounds of weight Support 50 pounds of weight (ambulate patient).
- Details
- lift 50 pounds and assist with weights over 100 pounds Lift 50 pounds (pick up a child, transfer a patient, etc.) as well as assist with weights of more than 100 pounds.
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
On your path
Pediatrics is open from year one. Children's hospitals run their own new grad residencies.
Original listing
Posted on KidsCare Home Health’s careers page.
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Overview
Now Hiring in the Waco area! – Immediate Openings! Join a team that truly CARES!
KidsCare Home Health is actively hiring compassionate and skilled Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to provide pediatric care in a home setting. If you’re looking for a role where you can provide meaningful, one-on-one care and truly impact a child’s life, this is it.
As a Pediatric Private Duty LVN, you will provide individualized, in-home care to children with a variety of medical needs. You’ll build strong relationships with patients and families while delivering high-quality clinical care in a comfortable, familiar environment.
Why Join KidsCare Home Health?
- Flexible Scheduling – Create a schedule that fits your life
- Sign-On Bonus Opportunities
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- One-on-One Patient Care – Focus on quality, not quotas
- Supportive Team Culture – You’re never just a number
- Career Growth Opportunities
Reach out to me directly for more information!
Responsibilities
Our Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) are responsible for the delivery and supervision of patient care through the nursing processes of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care to infants, children, and adolescents primarily in their home according to the active plan of care, as given by the physician and other appropriate personnel. Provide services in accordance with a physician’s orders and in adherence to state, federal, and national accreditation commission regulations; under the direction and supervision of clinical supervision staff and the agency Administrator. Perform comprehensive patient assessments.
Administer prescribed medications, treatments, and therapies as ordered by the Document timely clear, concise, and accurate clinical notes in accordance with the plan of care. Notify the RN Case Manager of any changes in the patient’s condition. Provide and document education to patients and their families on specific details of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure that patients are receiving quality care, necessary to achieve, and exceed individual Uses appropriate infection control procedures and safety Comply with all company policies, practices, and procedures. Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Work Experience Requirements
Current State Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) License. One (1) Year Home Health Experience Preferred One (1) Year Pediatric Experience Preferred. Current CPR Certification.
Other Qualifications and Skills
Must have reliable transportation to office and patients’ homes.
Physical Demands/Working Environment
Position regularly requires bending, reaching, standing, stooping, sitting, twisting, talking, and hearing. Push and pull 50 pounds (position patient, move equipment, etc.). Support 50 pounds of weight (ambulate patient). Lift 50 pounds (pick up a child, transfer a patient, etc.) as well as assist with weights of more than 100 pounds. Carry equipment and supplies. See information up to 24 inches away (monitors, computer screens, etc.).
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
What's around it?
Waco, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,165/mo
- Household income
- $54,365/yr, all local households, not nurse pay