Charge Nurse Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN

Job Description

Kindred Hospital Brea helps patients return to the lives they love. At our 48-bed hospital, our physician‑led care teams provide critically ill patients with the specialized acute care and rehabilitation they need, for the time they need it – empowering them to take the next step in their recovery journey. We also offer a 4‑bed ICU and three negative‑pressure rooms to accommodate particularly serious conditions.

We are located less than a mile north of Brea Junior High School and conveniently surrounded by restaurants and shops.

Under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse, provides nursing care within the scope of licensure for assigned patients according to established nursing standards and hospital policies and procedures. The LPN/LVN Charge Nurse manages a designated group of nursing employees on a nursing unit and assures smooth operations of the unit for a designated shift. This role may encompass one or more units depending upon size and clinical programs.

Scope of work may be modified by state‑specific rules under the Nurse Practice Act.

• Assesses, plans, coordinates and evaluates patients’ care along with members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Documents patient condition and nursing needs accurately and timely in the patient’s EHR.
• Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding patients promptly to clinical leader and physician as necessary.
• Receives and records physicians’ orders.
• Communicates staffing problems and needs to nursing leadership; provides input on staffing ratios and deployment; provides oncoming shift and supervisors with accurate and complete patient status report.
• Develops work assignments for RNs, LPN/LVNs and Nurse Aides as directed.
• Supervises, directs and evaluates staff (i.e., RNs, LPN/LVNs) as directed.
• Participates in counseling, disciplinary action and termination of staff to the extent permitted by state practice act.
• Assures compliance with policies and procedures; reports problems and complaints timely to nursing leadership.
• Provides feedback to clinical leadership regarding performance of RNs, LPN/LVNs and Nurse Aides.
• Provides input in hiring and selection of RNs, LPN/LVNs and Nurse Aides; gives feedback and participates in performance appraisals as assigned; supervises nursing assignment, directing assigned nursing staff to the extent permitted by state practice act.
• Coordinates and performs admission, transfer and discharge for patients; completes all appropriate assessments relative to the patient’s status.
• Maintains positive working relationships between nursing and other departments.
• Assures that inventory and supplies are maintained in a clean and safe manner on the unit, used economically, and communicates need for housekeeping, maintenance or nutritional services assistance; supports and participates in the center’s performance improvement initiatives.
• Adheres to professional codes of ethics, Scion Health’s Code of Conduct and maintains PHI confidentiality in the center and in external locations, including electronic social networks.
• Provides direct care and/or assists with care as directed and consistent with scope of practice and competency.
• Initiates SBAR process and collaborates with staff for assessment and recommendations.
• Makes rounds with physicians and other team members as needed.
• Assists physicians and consultants with special tests or procedures within scope of state‑specific nurse practice act and personal clinical competency.
• Coordinates patient assessments, recognizes the need to review and revise patients’ assessments as needed based on patient condition.
• Coordinates patients’ care activities and communicates changes to other team members and patient family/significant other.
• Provides appropriate pain management techniques and educates patient and family regarding pain management.
• Administers medication following the standards of medication administration within scope of practice.
• Assists with the rehabilitation and treatment of patients in accordance with the medical plan of care, updates and revises plan of care under supervision of Registered Nurse.
• Assists physicians with examinations,…