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The Licensed Vocational Nurse provides skilled nursing care to residents at our Manzanita community. This includes direct resident care, conferring with other disciplines, referring to community resources and/or utilizing resource materials as needed. This position participates in case conferences and staff meetings. Completes paperwork in a timely manner and confers and meets with physicians, discharge planners, and other community persons as needed or directed. Position Responsibilities include: • Demonstrates appropriate physical assessment skills for initial and follow-up appraisal of resident status. Possesses an adequate knowledge of clinical disease entities. • Demonstrates ability to perform nursing treatments and procedures as prescribed for assigned residents. Performs those treatments in an appropriate manner. • Demonstrates adequate knowledge of specialized diets and medications commonly prescribed to residents and dispenses them. • Demonstrates knowledge and awareness of rehabilitative and preventative aspects of care and ensures resident safety, comfort, and protection. • Supervises and directs care given to resident by HCA's in an appropriate manner. Ensures continuity of care by appropriately directing, coaching, and counseling the support staff. • Assists physicians in making rounds and assessments of residents. • Coordinates resident care between disciplines. Qualifications & Education: Valid California Licensed Vocational Nursing certificate. CPR certification. Training and Experience: One year recent skilled nursing experience preferred. Job Knowledge: Possesses an in-depth knowledge of comprehensive nursing care which includes: clinical disease entities, the physical assessment skills required for initial and follow-up appraisal of all assigned residents, resident treatments, specialized diets, and medication regime for individuals. Must also be aware of the rehabilitative and preventative aspects concerning each resident, their safety, comfort, and protection of, the usual performances indicated for disease prevention and restorative measures, the ability to document professional nursing services provided with a realistic plan for reaching short and long term goals, and to be able to make decisions regarding safety needs of residents including adequate equipment.