The Orchards Post Acute is located in Bakersfield, CA. We are currently looking for a skilled and compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to join our dedicated healthcare team. As an LVN, you will play a crucial role in providing high-quality care to our patients. We are seeking individuals who are passionate about nursing, possess excellent clinical skills, and have a deep commitment to patient well-being.

• Job Title: Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
• Department: Nursing
• Facility: The Orchards Post Acute
• Facility Type: Skilled Nursing Facility
• Location: 730 34th St, Bakersfield, CA 93301
• Position Type: Full Time, AM Shift (3x12)
• Department: Nursing
• Shift Type: AM shift, (6:00AM - 6:30PM)
• Pay Range: $28 - $34 hour (Depends On Experience) with Retention Bonus of $2,500! (first half paid out at 6 months and other half at 1 year)

Responsibilities/Duties

• The Licensed Vocational Nurse coordinates and provides nursing care for residents and provides supervision and guidance to clinical staff members. The LVN's scope of work may be modified by state specific rules under the Nurse Practice Act. As a supervisor, the LVN has the authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay-off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or the responsibility to direct them or to adjust their grievances, or effectively recommend such action, the exercise of which is not merely routine or clerical in nature, and are therefore expected to exercise that authority through the use of independent judgement in carrying out such duties.
• Documents the resident's condition and identifies the resident's nursing needs.
• Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders.
• Administers medications and performs treatments for assigned residents and documents that treatment, as required by The Orchards Post-Acute, and local, state and federal rules and regulations.
• Assists physicians with special tests and procedures within the scope of state specified Nurse Practice Act.
• Ensures that supplies are utilized economically and that equipment is clean and maintained in a safe manner.
• Reports and records pertinent observations and reactions regarding residents.
• Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments in residents.
• As a supervisor, the LVN has the authority, in the interest of the employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, lay-off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees, or responsibly direct them, or to adjust their grievances, or effectively to recommend such action,, the exercise of which is not merely routine or clerical in nature, and are therefore expected to exercise that authority through the use of independent judgment in carrying out such duties in the interest of the community.
• Supports the philosophy, mission, commitment, vision, and values of The Orchards Post-Acute.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned junior staff members and CNAs.
• Assists in the orientation of newly assigned personnel as well as supervises and instructs other nursing personnel as assigned.
• Assigns nursing care to team members in accordance with the resident's needs and the person's capabilities and qualifications.
• Evaluates data and compares various courses of action when assigning team members.
• Conducts or participates in performance evaluations of CNAs under supervision.
• Assumes the responsibility for ensuring appropriate staffing levels. Immediately notifies the Director of Nursing Services and/or the Executive Director of inappropriate staffing levels and assists with resolution.
• Supervises nursing unit/assignment, which includes assignment work flows and directing the nursing staff, to the extent permitted by the Nurse Practicing Act.
• Meets with assigned unit personnel throughout the shift to assist in identifying and correcting problem areas, and/or the improvement of services. Provides shift report to applicable unit personnel at the beginning and end of the work shift to ensure completion of assignments and continuity of care.
• Coordinates nursing care of residents when scheduled for therapy or procedures by other departments.
• Assures that nursing personnel follow established nursing procedures and The Orchards Post-Acute policies.
• Assists in standardizing the methods in which work will be accomplished.
• Assumes the responsibility of correcting, coaching, and counseling underperforming personnel.
• Participates in counseling, disciplinary action, and termination of staff, to the extent permitted by the Nurse Practice Act.
• Initiates the investigation of accidents and unusual occurrences and makes the necessary written report to the Director of Nursing Services.
• Investigates complaints and grievances and makes necessary oral/written reports to the Director of Nursing Services.
• Keeps the Director of Nursing Services informed about the status of residents, staff, and related matters.
• Promotes interpersonal relationships and develops staff morale.
• Assumes the authority, responsibility, and oversight of directing services on the assigned unit/shift.
• Assumes the accountability for the performance of tasks by CNAs under supervision.
• The LVN "assigns" through "the act of designating an employee to a place (such as a location, department, or wing), appointing an employee to a time (such as a shift or overtime), or giving significant overall duties, i.e. tasks, to an employee." Merely choosing the order in which an employee will perform discrete tasks within those assignments is not indicative of exercising authority to 'assign."
• The LVN has the "responsibility to direct" as the supervisor, which includes being accountable for the performance of the tasks performed by direct reports, such that some adverse consequence may befall the supervising LVN if the tasks performed by the employee are not performed properly.
• The LVN exercises "independent judgment," and will at a minimum, "act, or effectively recommend action, free of the control of others and form an opinion or evaluation by discerning and comparing data." Judgment will not be deemed independent where it is dictated or controlled by a detailed set of verbal or written instructions, such set forth in company policies or rules.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited LPN/LVN school of nursing or possess a BSN degree. Must hold a valid LPN/LVN license in the state of employment. Must have a valid CPR certification.
• Must have LVN experience.