LVN Full-Time

About the role

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Full-Time

Linwood Meadows Care Center

Pay Range

• $28.00-$31.00 per hour
• All Shifts Available: AM, PM, and NOC
• Join Our Nursing Team

Linwood Meadows Care Center is seeking compassionate and dependable Full-Time Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to join our clinical team. Full-time opportunities are available on all shifts, including AM, PM, and NOC.

The LVN provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the daily activities of Certified Nursing Assistants. Care must be delivered in accordance with physician orders, resident care plans, applicable regulations, facility policies, and direction from the Director of Nursing or Nurse Supervisor.

Nursing Care and Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with physician orders and individualized resident care plans.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed.
• Monitor residents' conditions and promptly report significant changes to physicians, supervisors, and family members as appropriate.
• Perform skilled nursing procedures, including wound care, catheterization, tube feedings, suctioning, specimen collection, and other treatments within the LVN scope of practice.
• Take and record vital signs and document resident status accurately and promptly.
• Participate in resident admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Assist with discharge planning and care coordination.
• Respond to resident emergencies and initiate appropriate interventions.
• Promote residents' dignity, independence, comfort, and quality of life.

Supervision and Leadership

• Direct and supervise CNAs during assigned shifts.
• Conduct rounds to ensure resident needs are met and nursing standards are maintained.
• Provide guidance, support, and leadership to assigned nursing staff.
• Ensure call lights and resident requests receive prompt responses.
• Communicate staffing needs, clinical concerns, and performance issues to the Nurse Supervisor.
• Promote a calm, respectful, collaborative, and resident-centered environment.

Documentation and Compliance

• Accurately transcribe and implement physician orders.
• Complete nurses' notes, medication and treatment records, incident reports, and other required documentation.
• Ensure all medical-record entries are timely, accurate, complete, signed, and dated.
• Maintain the confidentiality of resident and employee information in compliance with HIPAA.
• Follow infection-prevention, safety, and emergency procedures.
• Participate in quality-assurance activities, care conferences, staff education, and facility surveys.
• Comply with federal, state, and local regulations and established facility policies.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The LVN is delegated the authority, responsibility, and accountability necessary to supervise CNAs and other assigned nursing personnel during the scheduled shift.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational Nursing program.
• Current, active, and unencumbered California LVN license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or long-term care experience preferred.
• New graduates who meet licensing requirements are encouraged to apply.
• Experience with PointClickCare or another electronic medical-record system preferred.
• Must maintain all required continuing education and licensure requirements.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong clinical judgment, critical-thinking, and organizational skills.
• Ability to make sound independent decisions within the LVN scope of practice.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with residents, families, physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory abilities.
• Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced skilled nursing environment.
• Compassionate, dependable, and resident-centered approach to care.

Physical Requirements

This position requires frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and assisting residents with mobility. The employee must be able to lift, push, pull, or move at least 25 pounds and assist during resident emergencies or facility evacuations when necessary.

Work Environment

• This position works throughout the nursing service areas, including resident rooms, medication rooms, treatment areas, and nurses' stations.
• The role involves frequent interaction with residents, families, employees, healthcare professionals, and regulatory representatives.
• Occupational exposure to infectious materials, blood, body fluids, and hazardous substances may occur.