Private Duty LPN/RN- Russell Springs **DAY and NIGHT shifts
Russell Springs, Kentucky
- Eligibility
- Home Health
- Unit
- Private Duty
Posted Jul 26
What the listing says
Role
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most KY staff postings
KY staff postings that state pay run $26/hr to $51/hr, the middle half $32/hr to $41/hr, across 122 postings.
About this role
This job provides skilled nursing care to patients in their homes using acquired skills to identify health-related problems, adopt appropriate intervention measures, and promote standard health practices. This position reports to the Director of Patient Care Services. Pay: $30-$40/Hour.
Duties include providing skilled nursing care in the home, performing patient care specific to standard of care, promoting and maintaining patient health through teaching and rehabilitative measures, assisting patients in self-care techniques, preparing clinical progress notes, administering medications, adhering to infection control and safety policies, participating in on-call schedule, and maintaining confidentiality.
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Requirements
- Valid Kentucky nursing license (LPN or RN)
- Current CPR certification or willingness to obtain
- Current TB skin test or willingness to obtain
- Competency in general nursing skills, techniques, and practice
- Private duty experience helpful, but not required
- Under 1 year experience
Place
- City
- Russell Springs, Kentucky
- State price level
- 10% below the national average
Kentucky index 90.2, where 100 is the national average.
Russell Springs is a small Kentucky town near Lake Cumberland, one of the region's largest lakes. Nurses who relocate here find a quiet, rural pace, Southern small-town charm, and outdoor recreation close at hand.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
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Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?