Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Manchester Healthcare Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester Healthcare Center in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to provide total resident care under RN supervision, administer medications, perform treatments, and educate residents and families.

The position requires CA LVN licensure, BLS certification, an Associates degree in nursing, and at least six months LVN experience in a hospital setting; strong English communication and math skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Current, valid California LVN licensure.
• Current BLS certification.
• LVN graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• At least six months LVN experience in past two years in a hospital setting.
• Able to read, analyze and communicate in English.
• Mathematical skills for dosages and measurements.

Responsibilities

• Performs assigned resident care duties under RN supervision.
• Administers medications and pain management per orders.
• Performs treatments and basic nursing responsibilities.
• Maintains care records and documents changes in residents’ status.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team for individualized care plans.
• Provides resident and family education as directed.
• Maintains safety and quality of care standards.

Skills

LVN licensure CA

BLS certification

English language proficiency

Education

Associates degree in Nursing

Job description

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Manchester Healthcare Center

Job Location: Los Angeles, CA

Job Type: Full-Time PM & AM shift

Minimum Years of Experience: 1

Level of Education: ASSOCIATES

Position Summary

Under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) implements the established plan of care for each assigned group of residents. The LVN is responsible for 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.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Licensure/Certification:

  • Current, valid, Licensed Vocational Nurse licensure to practice in the State of California

  • Current BLS 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 acquired 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

  • Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, and volume

Position Responsibilities/Duties

• 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/development 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 an individualized plan of care for each resident

• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment in the implementation, and evaluation of the nursing aspects of interdisciplinary resident care plan of care

• 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

• Provides treatment administration in a proficient manner per direction from the physician, which includes but is not limited to: wound packing, irrigation, indwelling catheter care, etc.

• Maintains knowledge of, and implements resident care activities to promote, maintain and/or restore health for assigned residents