Charge Nurse RN or LVN

Forest Park Nursing & Rehabilitation; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

PTO

401K

Job summary

Forest Park Nursing & Rehabilitation in Dallas, TX is seeking a dedicated Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to provide compassionate, patient-centered care. You will work under physician orders, follow center policies, and ensure compliance with state, federal, and local guidelines.

This is a full-time, on-site role with competitive wages, benefits, and opportunities for progression. Responsibilities include charting, narcotic handling, and timely communication with the care team.

Qualifications

• Current RN or LVN license in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire one.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Follows established procedure for charting and incident reporting.
• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Document and notify applicable departments of any patient's room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Education

RN or LVN license

BLS/CPR certification

Job description

Your Job Summary

We believe that nursing is a work of the heart. To provide the best resident care, we promote a culture that is both employee and patient based. We build on trust, compassion and strong communication. We reward our employees with competitive wages, raises and bonuses.

Job Type: Full-Time

Benefits Offered

• Healthcare
• Dental
• Vision
• PTO
• 401K

6825 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75235, USA

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) will provide outstanding care to our patients and ensure that patient’s needs are met in accordance with standards of practice, physician orders, center policies as well as state, federal and local guidelines.

Qualifications

• Current RN or LVN License in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire one.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Follows established procedure for charting and incident reporting.
• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Document and notify applicable departments of any patient's room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Forest Park Nursing & Rehabilitation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.