Location: Pike County, OH (Waverly, Piketon, and surrounding areas)
Job Title
- RN / LPN –
- Home
- Health
- Nurse
- Visits (Weekends)
- Employment
- Type: Part‑Time (with optional weekday hours)
- Schedule: Required availability Saturdays & Sundays
Home Care Network, Inc. is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) to provide weekend skilled nursing visits in and around Pike County, Ohio.
This position focuses on 1‑hour medication administration visits, with the opportunity to add weekday hours for nurses seeking additional pay.
- Core Duties
- Skilled nursing visits for medication administration
- Follow physician orders and established Plans of Care
- Accurate clinical documentation
- Communicate patient changes to the RN Case Manager
- Schedule
- Weekends (Sat & Sun required)
- Optional weekday visits available for additional PRN, PT or FT hours
Qualifications
- Active Ohio RN or LPN license
- 2+ years Home health or visiting nurse experience preferred (1 year required)
- Strong medication administration skills
- Reliable transportation and punctuality
- Active CPR and First Aid certificates highly desired (for speed to start care), but agency will provide recertification if required.
- Good interpersonal communication skills - written and verbal.
- Desirable character traits: reliable, honest beyond reproach, professional, compassionate, detail-oriented (in care + documentation), accountable, friendly and accommodating, respectful.
- Current driver's license or state ID, plus reliable transportation, are required.
- Excellent attendance record with past employers.
- Why HCN?
- Nurse‑owned, locally led agency
- Flexible scheduling with consistent cases
- No on‑call requirements
- Mileage reimbursement between visits
Additional Details and Perks
- Autonomy in a positive, client-centered culture, with excellent Quality and Compliance support + training for all caregivers and clinicians.
- No On-Call requirements.
- Mileage reimbursement is provided for travel between multiple clients, if applicable.
- Full time employees are eligible for health + dental/vision insurance, and other benefits, as well as generous & unlimited referral bonuses based on HCN's Referral Bonus Program criteria, quarterly awards and bonuses, career advancement, and more.
Starting Pay Rate
- LPNs: $28 - $30 per hour
- RNs: $35 - $40 per hour
*Compensation is based on employee qualifications and certifications, experience, skill specializations, positive employment history, and overall client & team fit.
Position Summary
A successful PDN at Home Care Network, Inc., performs skilled nursing functions in accordance with the federal, state, and local laws and within the guidelines of his/her professional organization and agency. All functions shall be performed in accordance with the established policies and practices and state Nurse Practice Act. The LPN/RN delivers care to clients as delegated by the RN Case Manager.
Reports to: RN Case Manager; Clinical Administrator/Director of Nursing
Essential Functions/Areas of Accountability
- Provides professional nursing care under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Communicates appropriate status/condition changes to the RN per agency guidelines.
- Provides skilled nursing visits for clients as directed by the RN Case Manager. Follows the care plan established by the Registered Nurse.
- Recognizes and reports changes in client condition to the Case Manager and physician, as directed.
- Communicates information on a timely basis, consistent with agency policy and urgency of the situation. Communication is verbal, as needed, and through complete and accurate documentation in the clinical record.
- Scope of clinical practice includes personal care services, assessment of findings, medication monitoring and administration, client teaching, emergency intervention, and nursing services within professional scope of practice and as delegated by the Case Manager.
- Individuals with the license designation of "LPN M-IV" may perform venipuncture for the purpose of obtaining blood samples for laboratory analysis.
- Promotes personal safety and a safe environment for clients and coworkers.
- Demonstrates knowledge of safety/infection control practices by compliance with policies and procedures.
- Recognizes and responds appropriately to potentially unsafe situations.
- Demonstrates safe practice in the use of equipment.
- Makes recommendations on improvement of safety.
- Performs job in compliance with agency policies and procedures and professional and community standards.
- Accepts responsibility for professional nursing role.
- Follows applicable state and federal laws and agency standards.
- Attends all meetings as required.
- Maintains confidentiality in all aspects of the job.
- Refrains from discussing client or staff identities, conditions, or circumstances in public or with others who do not have a legitimate interest in the person.
- Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Agency Quality Improvement Program and pertinent activities.
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.
Essential Physical Demands
- Frequent standing, walking/bending/stooping, occasional sitting
- Weight handled; push/pull force: 10 - 20 lbs. occasionally, 20 - 30 lbs. infrequently; carry/lift: 5 -10 lbs. occasionally, 10 - 30 lbs. infrequently.
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