Licensed Vocational Nurse

Job Overview

Location:

Brownsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center – Brownsville, TX 78526
Position Type: PRN
Job Category:
Nurse

Primary responsibilities:

The LVN Charge Nurse will assist in ensuring the provision of quality care that promotes the highest practicable physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident as determined by resident assessments and individual plans of care.

• During rounds observes, assess, documents, and reports resident condition/changes
• Assures implementation of care plans as directed
• Administers medications as prescribed
• Conduct rounds with physician and record visits in clinical records
• Perform narcotic reconciliation with incoming and outgoing shifts
• Identify significant changes in residents’ condition and take necessary action per facility policies and procedures
• Oversee and monitor aides
• Initiate and complete Incident and Accident Reports per facility policy
• Discharge residents per facility policy
• Complete Nursing Assessment for Physician Calls prior to calling physician on any change in resident condition
• Communicate with resident’s point of contact for status updates or condition changes
• Other special projects or functions as assigned by the Director of Nurses and/or the Administrator

• Completed an LVN program at an accredited vocational school or college.

• Active Licensed Vocational Nurse in the state of Texas in good standing.

• Experience working in a skilled nursing facility is preferred.

The physical demands described here are representative but not all inclusive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lifting and carrying (1–25 lbs, 25–50 lbs, 50+ lbs)
• Pushing/pulling (1–25 lbs, 25–50 lbs, 50+ lbs)
• Sliding/transfer (1–25 lbs, 25–50 lbs, 50+ lbs)
• Standing, sitting, walking, speaking, driving
• Balancing, climbing, stooping/kneeling, crouching/crawling, reaching, hearing/listening, seeing, turning/twisting/leaning