Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN - West Covina Healthcare Center

At West Covina Healthcare Center we are currently hiring LVNs who are interested in a full time position with weekend availability for our PM shift. We are offering competitive start rates to work with facility scheduling needs new grads are also welcomed! 

POSITION SUMMARY    

The purpose of your job position is to provide each resident with routine daily nursing care in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards that govern the facility and as directed by your supervisors.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

•         Ensuring that all nursing care is provided in privacy
•         Checking vital signs 
•         Dressing wounds
•         Inserting catheters
•         Listening to residents and their families
•         Addressing questions/concerns of residents
•         Performing accurate and detailed charting of resident progress notes
•         Timely reporting of change in resident’s condition to the nurse supervisor
•         Assisting and supervising CNAs
•         Ensuring equipment is in good operating order
•         Monitoring residents that are at risk for falls
•         Collecting lab samples
•         Abiding with all facility policies and procedures including not disclosing user ID codes and passwords
•         Following Infection and Control policies
•         Reporting any occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, or other hazardous materials to a supervisor immediately
•         Attending annual facility in-service training programs
•         Completing other assignments when requested by management 

 Every effort has been made to identify the essential functions of this position. However, it in no way states or implies these are the only duties you will be required to perform as directed by management. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or is an essential function of the position.

REQUIREMENTS 

Education / Licensure 

•         Valid LVN license in good standing
•         Valid CPR and BLS card
•         IV Certification is a plus

Qualifications / Experience   

•         No experience needed New grads are welcome!
•         Must be able to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language
•         Ability to use computer or tablet to enter resident data