Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN

Job Description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY  

The purpose of your Licensed Vocational Nursing 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.

BENEFITS 

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance (Full Time Employees)

• 401K

REQUIREMENTS

Education / Licensure

• Completion of LVN training from accredited school or college

• Valid LVN license in good standing

• Valid CPR and BLS card

• IV Certification is a plus

Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum of 1 year of skilled nursing experience preferred

• Must be able to speak, read, write and comprehend the English language

• Ability to use computer or tablet to enter resident data