Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN Occasional

Buckner International; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckner Retirement Services Community: Calder Woods in Beaumont, TX is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to implement nursing goals and coordinate resident care on an on-site basis.

Responsibilities include following care plans, administering treatments, rounds with physicians, injections, vitals, and supervising aides. Texas LVN licensure and at least one year in long-term care are required, with English proficiency and readiness to meet scheduling needs.

Qualifications

• 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 as 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.
• Requires ability to lift up to 100 pounds occasionally and/or up to 50 pounds frequently and/or 20 pounds continuously.
• Requires ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods and perform multiple movements.
• Adhere to the LVN practice standards as established by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners

Responsibilities

• Ensure the individual health care plan is followed; administer or supervise treatments prescribed by physicians.
• Maintain compliance with Buckner policies and federal/state laws and guidelines.
• Make rounds with residents and physicians; record visits accurately on charts.
• Administer IM and subcutaneous injections; perform in-house testing; take and record vital signs.
• Assist in maintaining health care plans and document changes in resident status.
• Supervise aides; monitor performance and assign duties.

Skills

English literacy

Nursing care

Team supervision

Education

LVN license (TX)

Nursing program graduate

Job description

Buckner Retirement Services Community: Calder Woods

Location: Beaumont, TX - Onsite

Address: 7080 Calder Ave, Beaumont, TX 77706

Schedule: Occasional / As Needed

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.