Licensed Vocational Nurse; LVN

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Sign On Bonus: $2,500 for full time (paid out over 3 months)

Occupational Exposure: Category I

Department: Nursing

Reports to: Director of Nurses

FLSA: Non-exempt

Under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, implements the established plan of care for each assigned group of residents. Responsibilities include total care for chronically ill and technologically dependent residents, administration of medications, performance of treatments, provision of resident/family education as directed, and maintenance of a record of the care provided. Under the direct supervision of the RN, assists with the planning, coordination, and provision of individualized resident care in accordance with the established policies and procedures of the facility.

Collaborates with all levels of nursing personnel as well as with facility consultants, physicians and department managers and other department employees. Provides resident assessment related education.

• Licensure/Certification: Current, valid Licensed Vocational Nurse licensure to practice in the State of California;
  Current BCLS certification.
• Education: LVN graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Experience: Requires at least six months prior LVN experience in the past two years in a general acute care hospital setting or equivalent competency appropriate to the type of residents that the facility provides care to.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical information, and to be easily understood through verbal communication in the English language.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals, including weight and volume measurements.

• Performs assigned resident care duties in a manner that provides for the physical, psycho‑social, and spiritual needs of the chronically ill and technologically dependent resident, incorporating cultural and ethnic factors.
• Completes initial and ongoing assessments by gathering data in a timely manner, incorporating functional/developmental age factors into the assessment process.
• Correctly differentiates between normal and abnormal clinical findings and intervenes in accordance with clinical standards of practice and per physician orders.
• Works collaboratively with the resident/family and interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized plans of care.
• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment in the implementation and evaluation of the nursing aspects of interdisciplinary resident care plans.
• Proficiently and accurately monitors and reports resident condition changes to the Registered Nurse, attending physician, family, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Follows through on resident care services needed to meet the individualized needs of each resident.
• Administers medications in a proficient manner, including pain management.
• If IV certified, provides IV care within the scope of practice for an LVN and per facility policy.
• Provides treatment administration per physician direction, including wound packing, irrigation, indwelling catheter care, etc.
• Provides care in emergency situations and follows established emergency procedures and practices.
• Maintains knowledge of and implements resident care activities to promote, maintain and/or restore health for assigned residents.
• Ensures the rights of residents are respected, maintaining privacy and dignity in the provision of care.
• Participates in the identification of resident/family educational needs and provides individualized teaching tailored to functional/developmental age and needs.
• Monitors and documents the effectiveness of the education provided.
• Demonstrates knowledge of age‑specific care, including safety measures, physiological normal values/reading, and assessment of skin integrity, behavior, motor skills, and activities that place residents at risk, and communicates effectively.
• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate monitoring of signs/symptoms of abuse and/or neglect of residents; reports and documents suspected abuse/neglect per facility policy and regulatory guidelines.
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills with residents, families, physicians, healthcare providers, and co‑workers.
• Timely, accurately, and thoroughly prepares documentation consistent with prescribed style and format, and responds to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.