Licensed Vocational Nurse; LVN

Job Details

Job Location:

Briarcliff Nursing and Rehabilitation Center - McAllen, TX 78501

Position Type:
Full Time

Job Category:
Nurse

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, assesses, 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 the condition of residents and take necessary action per facility policies and procedures
• Oversees and monitors aides
• Initiate and complete Incident and Accident Reports per facility policy
• Discharge residents per facility policy
• Must complete Nursing Assessment for Physician Calls prior to calling physician on any change in resident condition
• Communicate with resident’s point of contact when they ask for a status update or if there is a change in condition
• Other special projects or functions can be assigned at times by the Director of Nurses and/or the Administrator

• Has completed an LVN program at an accredited vocational school or college
• Must be an active Licensed Vocational Nurse in the state of Texas in good standing
• Experience working in a skilled nursing facility is preferred

Physical demands include lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling varying weights up to 50+ lbs; standing, sitting, walking, speaking, driving, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling; reaching, hearing, listening, seeing, turning, twisting, leaning.