LVN - Subacute Care - Sharp Coronado - Nights - Part Time

300 Sharp HealthCare; Coronado (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) for Subacute patient care during an overnight shift. The role involves performing individualized nursing care under RN supervision, collecting assessments, planning interventions, and ensuring patient and family understanding of the Plan of Care.

Required certifications include AHA BLS, California LVN license, and IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal. The job may involve 0.5 FTE and every-other weekend, with a unionized work environment under

Qualifications

• AHA BLS Healthcare Provider certification is required.
• California LVN license is required.
• IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal certification is required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Performs individualized nursing care for Subacute patients under the direction of an RN.
• Collects assessment data and participates in planning; executes interventions and contributes to evaluation of outcomes.
• Communicates plan of care and treatments to patient and family to ensure understanding.

Skills

AHA BLS

LVN License

IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal

Education

California LVN License

Job description

Hours: Shift Start Time: 11 PM Shift End Time: 7:30 AM AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: 0.5 FTE Weekend Requirements: Every Other On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $34.170 - $44.090 - $49.370 This position is covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with SEIU-UHW. As part of the terms of employment, employees in this role are required to join the union within 31 days of hire and remain a member (e.g. dues paying, fee paying, religious exception contributor) for the duration of the collective bargaining agreement. In alignment with the SEIU CBA, this position will be posted for 7 days internally from 9/4/2026 to 9/12/2026 and available only to existing members of the ratified SEIU Bargaining Unit with a contract expiration date of 9/30/2027.

What You Will Do

Performs individualized nursing care for Subacute patients/families under the direction of an RN. Uses and practices basic assessment data collection, participates in planning, executes interventions in accordance with the Plan Of Care and contributes to evaluation of outcomes. Communicates to ensure patient/family educated Plan Of Care and planned treatments.

Required Qualifications

• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians -REQUIRED
• Vocational Nurse IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal Certification - Various-Employee provides certificate -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 Year CNA or LVN experience in a clinical setting. Experience with long term care patients with complex and unique needs including total parenteral nutrition, tube feeding, complex would management care, tracheostomy / ventilatory dependency.

Other Qualification Requirements

• Vocational Nurse IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal Certification is required within 90 days of hire.
• Successful completion of a ventilator/tracheostomy skills competency is required within the first 30 days of employment.

Essential Functions

Assessment Data

Collects assessment data (using observation, palpation and auscultation per Practice Act) per department guidelines of care, including age/cultural specific considerations. Documents data collected. Communicates/contributes data collected to RN for analysis and interpretation.

Communication and Coordination

Communicates with other healthcare team members to coordinate patient care activities, workflow, and patient progress. Follows through with identified actions/referrals. Coordinates schedules and patient care needs with RN and other staff to ensure continuity and frequency of visits.

Documentation

Communicates patient and family care needs through documentation. Documentation per department/entity guideline of care and policies and procedures.

Implements Plan of Care

Implements plan of care per department guidelines and provide specialized nursing care including the following: artificial airway management such as tracheostomy care, tracheal suctioning, and Passy Muir Valve monitoring; medication administration via feeding tubes, external tube feeding management; and skin and wound management involving wound assessment and wound care treatments. Refers practices outside of scope to RN. Seeks out resources when appropriate in new situations. Collaborates with RNs when nursing decisions required in implementation of the plan of care in accordance with compliance and scope of practice.

Informal Teaching

Gives constructive feedback to peers regarding work performance and notifies supervisor of suspected performance issues. Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately. Documents informal teaching.

Patient Advocate

Encourage patient and family participation in decision making. Acts to uphold individual/family rights.

Patient and Family Education

Identifies learning needs including barriers/readiness. Recognizes barriers to communication with patient and family and seeks interdisciplinary expertise to establish a therapeutic relationship. Collaborates with the RN in development of individualized teaching plan. Implements plan of care (IPOC and IPER) using appropriate resources. Collects data indicative of patient/family learning in response to teaching plan. Collaborates with RN in evaluates patient/family learning through use of adult-learning theory and revises plan as appropriate. (e.g. documented in IPER, IPOC, discharge teaching, etc.)

Plan of Care Demonstrates understanding

Demonstrates understanding of patient/family goals. Makes recommendations to the multidisciplinary team in development of the patient's plan of care. Updates written plan of care (IPOC) per direction of RN.

Supports Evaluation Care Plan

Collects data indicative of patient/family response to care per department guidelines. Reports data/information to team members in determining the need to alter goals and interventions. Contributes observations and data to patient care conferences. Documents patients' response to care.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Proficient clinical skill and nursing judgment. Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women's health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It's what we call The Sharp Experience - treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.