LVN – Snf – Nights

LVN – Snf – Nights

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Performs individualized nursing care for 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Communicates patient and family care needs through documentation.
• Documentation per department/entity guideline of care and policies and procedures.
• Implements plan of care per department guidelines: 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.
• 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.
• Encourage patient and family participation in decision making.
• Acts to uphold individual/family rights.
• 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 & 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 Year LVN experience in an acute care setting or related area.
• Experience in the respective department.
• Vocational Nurse IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal Certification – Various-Employee provides certificate -PREFERRED