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ELLIE IS HIRING

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Nurses - LPN & RN
PRIVATE DUTY NURSING (PDN)

ELLIE is currently authorized for 14 hours per day of PDN and 10 hours per week of Respite Nursing.
  • First Day HomeCare
  • Centria Healthcare
  • ​Respite Nursing - What is Respite?
  • Medicaid Enrolled LPN or RN
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​NURSES: KNOW YOUR WORTH!
​Michigan Medicaid PDN Reimbursement Rates
  • MDHHS Medicaid Reimbursement Rates: REPORTS

Caregivers
​Community Living Supports (CLS)

  • Washtenaw County Training Requirements
  • Fiscal Intermediary: Community Alliance
    • Scroll down to the bottom of the Community Alliance page for a list of PDF documents that must be completed for new hires.
  • Standards of Care

TRAINING TEAM ELLIE

Tracheostomy

  • About Tracheostomy
  • Skills Checkoff: Tracheal Suctioning
  • Skills Checkoff: Tracheal Replacement

Meals/ Feeding

  • About Feeding Tubes
  • Skills Checkoff: Bolus Feed, Pump or Gravity Bag
  • Skills Checkoff: Bolus Feed, Open or Push Syringe
  • Skills Checkoff: Gastrostomy Button Replacement

Medical Equipment

Machines:
  • Ventilator
  • ​Cough Assist
  • Suction Machine
  • Shaker Vest
  • Pulseoximeter (home)
  • Pulseoximeter (portable)
  • Nebulizer
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Musculoskeletal Needs/ Positioning

  • Contractures
  • Tailbone risk of pressure sores
  • Positioning for functional activities
  • Joystick/ Wheelchair
  • Dressing/ Winter Gear
  • Fatigue prevention
  • Osteopenia and preventing injury

Communicating Needs

  • Call button
  • Pulseoximeter
  • Visual Printout of Urgent Needs
  • Cheerpod

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