Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Grand Oaks Care; Tulare (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Grand Oaks Care Center in Tulare, California is seeking energetic LVNs to join our team caring for short-term and long-term residents. Our newly updated 99-bed facility sits on a beautiful campus in the Central Valley; we welcome new graduates as well as seasoned nurses and offer competitive wages with opportunities to grow with our team.

Qualities include compassionate patient care; a CA LVN license and BLS/CPR certification (or willingness to obtain one) are required.

Qualifications

• Must have CA LVN license
• BLS/CPR certification or willingness to obtain
• Nursing management experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Follows established charting and incident reporting procedures
• Manages narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction according to policy
• Documents changes in patient conditions and monitors nutrition, infections, skin conditions, weight changes
• Uses Quality of Life Manual for patient identification and monitoring in appropriate programs
• Notifies departments of room changes, LOA, admits or discharges
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary

Job description

Grand Oaks Care Center in Tulare California is seeking energetic team members to join our family of healthcare providers. We are a newly updated 99 bed building on a beautiful campus. We are located in the Central Valley in a small, rural, close knit community. We strive to provide quality care to our short term and long term residents. If you are compassionate and love to take care of people, then we invite you to consider us as your new employer. We are currently recruiting LVNs to join our team of professionals that pride themselves in quality care for our elderly residents. We are currently hiring qualified candidates for all shifts. We are now offering competitive wages as well as opportunities to grow with our team. We welcome new graduates as well as seasoned nurses!

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current LVN license in California.
• 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.