LVN - Skilled Nursing

Position Summary

Responsible for the implementation and evaluation of all nursing care prescribed and provided to the resident.

• Provides services in accordance with nurse practice act and state/federal nursing center regulations.
• Performs admission and periodic assessments on residents for functional and mental abilities.
• Reviews/revises assessments and care plans at admission, periodically per regulation, and at change in resident physical or psychosocial condition.
• Reviews and transcribes physician's orders.
• Administers and documents medications in accordance to the five rights: right medication, right route, right resident, right time, and right dose.
• Provides medical treatments as ordered by physician.
• Supervises and monitors medications for residents who self-administer.
• Observes residents and reports condition changes to physicians, health care proxies, and supervisors.
• Understands the resident’s Advance Directives and follows his/her wishes.
• Assists resident with meeting their nutritional/hydration needs and documents in the Nursing record appropriately.
• Monitors meal-time and nourishments, assists with trays, and helps feed residents.
• Maintains confidentiality of residents’ private health information.

• Assist with assignment making for team members and follow-up to ensure high standards of care and documentation of such care.
• Helps to supervise nursing aides and medication aides during shift.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience
• Current license in the state of Texas
• Current CPR certification required