Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Job Description
Days: Monday - Friday Work hours: 800am-230pm Responsibilities of the position are but not limited to under supervision of RN: -Assess participant needs for personal care and assistance in activities of daily living such as bathing, grooming, toileting, and eating; include these needs in the plan of care and supervise the provision of these services. - Specify short-term and long-term nursing goals in each individualized plan of care. - Document all skilled nursing care provided on the day the service is given and include quarterly signed and dated progress notes in each participant record. - Provide health education and counseling to the participant and family when indicated by the plan of care. - Provide assistance to the participant in obtaining medical services from providers other than adult day health staff. - Monitor, administer and record prescribed mediations as follows: - Medication shall be given only on the prescriber's order. - Participant shall be identified prior to the administration of a drug. -Medication shall be administered within one hour of the prescribed time. - Time and doses of each drug administered must be recorded in the participant's record by then use who gave the drug. - Provide training in self-administration of medications to participants - Provide liaison to the participants personal physician. - Develop the nursing component in the plan of care for each participant capable of benefiting from a continence training program. - Provide observation and monitoring of health status. Work experience: - No experience required. Will train, so new grads welcome. -CBAS experience a plus Required Certs/Skills: - Bilingual a plus. Tagalog or Spanish preferred. - Current/Valid California VN License REQUIRED: -Proof of COVID-19 Vaccine/booster -Proof of negative TB -Proof of Hep B vaccine -CPR/First Certification -Drivers License