Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Assisted Living, PRN

Buckner International; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckner Retirement Services Community in Beaumont, TX is seeking a licensed vocational nurse to join our on-site team. As an LVN, you will implement unit goals, coordinate resident care, supervise staff, and provide direct nursing care to residents. Requirements include graduation from an accredited nursing program, current Texas LVN license, and at least one year of long-term care experience. Strong English communication and the ability to meet shift needs are essential.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Must hold and maintain current Texas LVN licensure.
• Minimum one year of related experience in long-term care.

Responsibilities

• Ensure individual health care plans are followed and administer or supervise treatments.
• Maintain compliance with Buckner policies, laws, and regulatory guidelines.
• Make meaningful rounds with residents and physicians, recording visits accurately.
• Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections; conduct in-house testing; record vital signs.
• Update health care plans as needed and document acute episodes or changes.
• Supervise aides, assign duties, and monitor performance during shifts.

Skills

English proficiency

Nursing knowledge

Education

Texas LVN licensure

Accredited nursing program graduate

Job description

Buckner Retirement Services Community: Calder Woods
Location: Beaumont, TX - Onsite
Address: 7080 Calder Ave, Beaumont, TX 77706
Shift: As Needed
Job Schedule: Occasional

We are seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse to join our community committed to delivering outstanding care to our residents. As an LVN, responsible for implementation of the goals and objectives of the unit, nursing service and facility through coordinating resident care management and staff direction and by providing direct nursing care to residents. Join our team and inspire happiness in the lives of others!

What you'll do:

• Ensure that the individual health care plan is followed; administer or supervise treatments prescribed by physicians.
• Maintain compliance with all Buckner policies, procedures and requirements. Maintain compliance with all federal and state laws and all agency regulatory guidelines and requirements
• Make meaningful rounds of all residents, utilizing health care plans; make rounds with physicians and accurately and timely record visits on charts.
• Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections; perform in-house testing procedures; take and record vital signs
• Assist in maintaining current health care plans according to a schedule rotation and documenting acute episodes or significant changes in resident status
• Supervise aides in the performance of their duties by monitoring their work; assign aides to residents, specifying break times and special duties to be completed.

What you’ll bring:

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Must hold and maintain current Texas nursing licensure. Must complete and/or meet training, certification required by Buckner and the State of Texas. Previous experience in long term care preferred
• Minimum one-year related experience
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read and write English.
• Work schedules, assignments and units as requested by the facility to meet business needs.
• Requires ability to use up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 20 pounds continuously to move food service and preparation equipment and other objects.
• Requires ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; ability to turn, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, stand and walk over 75% of shift.
• Adhere to the Licensed Vocational Nurse practice standards as established by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

About Buckner International:

Since 1879 Buckner has been transforming lives through hands-on ministry, serving the most vulnerable from the beginning to the ending of life. Buckner is one of the oldest and most unique faith-based social service organizations of its kind, serving hundreds of thousands of people each year in the United States and around the world. Learn more about our programs and ministry at buckner.org. Buckner is an Equal Opportunity Employer.