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