Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Family Bridges, Inc.

• Assesses participants’ needs and plans appropriate nursing care in collaboration with RN upon initial intake and upon re-evaluation.
• Provides direct nursing care involving medication administration, monitoring of chronic illness, health assessment, acute care, ADL maintenance, and triage.
• Maintains and updates MAR’s, ensures compliance and accuracy of self-administration of meds in accordance with licensing requirements.
• Initiates preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the participants’ care and safety.
• Assist RN to develop individual plan of care and help carry out the care plans.
• Provide accurate and appropriate documentation necessary for recording of episodic and routine care.
• Works with RN to provide health education to participants, staff, and family members.
• Works with RN to liaison with primary physicians regarding patient care and follow-up.
• Attends intake and assessments meetings when appropriate and contributes to care planning as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

• Graduate of an accredited vocational LVN program
• Current California LVN license
• 6 months acute care experience and familiarity with geriatric and long-term care issues
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary care setting.
• Bilingual in English and Cantonese, Mandarin, or Vietnamese preferred.

• Ability to see and hear clearly in order to interact with others.
• Requires ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally.
• Ability to use a computer.
• To lift a minimum of 20 lbs.

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