Private Duty Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

• Perform ongoing nursing assessments appropriate to the nurse’s licensure and assigned responsibilities.
• Monitor vital signs, oxygen saturation, respiratory status, neurological status, hydration, nutrition, and skin integrity.
• Recognize early signs of infection, seizures, respiratory compromise, dehydration, and other changes in condition.
• Implement ordered interventions and notify the appropriate healthcare professionals of significant findings.
• Administer prescribed medications accurately and safely through authorized routes, including oral, G-tube, inhalation, topical, and other routes permitted by the nurse’s license and care plan.
• Follow medication administration safety standards, including patient identification, medication verification, dose, route, time, documentation, and response monitoring.
• Document intake and output, feeding tolerance, and relevant gastrointestinal assessments.
• Respond to G-tube complications according to the patient’s individualized care plan, provider orders, and agency protocols.
• Perform routine tracheostomy care per physician orders and the established care plan.
• Assess respiratory status, including respiratory rate, effort, oxygen saturation, breath sounds, and airway patency.
• Perform tracheal suctioning using appropriate sterile or clean techniques as specified by policy and the care plan.

We believe exceptional patient care starts with supporting our caregivers. When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate organization dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families.

Company Description

We believe exceptional patient care starts with supporting our caregivers. When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate organization dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families.