Pediatric Home Health Nurse
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Job Description
Pediatric Home Health Nurse - We're hiring RNs and LVNs across Texas to provide skilled nursing care to pediatric patients in their homes. Join our family-owned, boutique provider and make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.
What You'll Do
- Administer skilled nursing care to pediatric patients in their homes under RN supervision
- Identify patients' physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs through documentation
- Plan and implement care in accordance with the plan of care
- Provide effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare team members
- Complete timely documentation and monitor cases for payor compliance
Requirements
- Graduate of accredited school of vocational nursing with current Texas license
- Current driver's license and ability to travel locally
- One year pediatric clinical care experience as LVN strongly preferred
- Strong written and oral communication skills with excellent time management
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs, work flexible schedules, and handle multitasking in fast-paced environment
Benefits
- Pay range: $25.00-$38.00/hour depending on license, plus $250 quarterly loyalty bonus
- Weekly pay every Friday with generous PTO: 80-160 hours based on tenure
- 401K match plan up to 4% full match and 6% half-match
- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance through CIGNA
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What Most Job Listings Don’t Tell You
General overview for this role type — specific duties and requirements vary by employer.
Support roles in senior living — housekeeping, maintenance, activities, and social work — are far more resident-facing than similar positions in other industries. Housekeepers and maintenance staff interact with residents in their personal living spaces daily, which requires discretion, patience, and genuine respect for the people who live there. In Texas, even non-clinical staff must complete facility-specific training on topics like abuse prevention, infection control, and emergency procedures.
Activities coordinators and social workers play a direct role in resident well-being — isolation and depression are significant concerns in senior living, and programming that keeps residents socially engaged has measurable health outcomes. Maintenance staff in senior care need to understand life-safety systems (fire alarms, emergency generators, call systems) and are often the first responders for building emergencies. Background checks are required for all positions, and many facilities prefer candidates who have previous experience working with older adults.
What to Expect in This Role Day-to-Day
Based on typical senior living facilities in the DFW area.
For housekeeping roles, the day follows a room-by-room schedule — cleaning resident rooms, sanitizing common areas, managing laundry, and responding to spill or accident cleanups as they happen. Infection control protocols are more rigorous than in hotels or commercial cleaning, especially during flu season or respiratory illness outbreaks.
Maintenance staff handle a daily work order queue — everything from changing light bulbs and fixing call buttons to HVAC maintenance and plumbing repairs. Life-safety equipment checks (fire extinguishers, exit lighting, generator testing) happen on set schedules. Activities professionals plan and lead group programming — exercise classes, crafts, music sessions, outings — and also provide one-on-one engagement for residents who cannot participate in group settings. Social workers manage care conferences, discharge planning, family mediation, and community resource referrals. Across all these roles, the common thread is that you become a familiar, trusted presence in residents' daily lives.
About This Employer
Sentido Health is a Parent Agency located in Fort Worth, TX at 500 E 4th Street, Suite 125.
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DFW Area Salary Data
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Home Health and Personal Care Aide positions in the DFW metroplex area earn a median wage of $12.93/hr ($26,894/yr). The typical range is $11.12 – $14.51/hr (25th–75th percentile).
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area). Salary data provided by DFW Senior Living Guide.
Facility Snapshot
500 E 4th Street, Suite 125, Fort Worth, TX 76102
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