What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) position at Hillcrest Heights Healthcare Center?
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) needed for premier nursing facility.
Our Mission: We are professionals committed to serving others, nurturing life, and promoting an individual’s ability to thrive.
Position Summary:
Provides and oversees patient care and services safely and in accordance with all regulations and policies.
Qualifications:
- Currently registered and licensed in good standing with the State Board of Nursing
- 2 years' experience in long-term care preferred
- CPR and First Aid certified
- Outstanding communication skills
- Positive, professional and calm demeanor in all work-related situations
Responsibilities:
- Observes, reports and documents/charting on patient conditions
- Administers medications in accordance with physician orders
- Takes and records temperatures, respiration and pulse
- Sets up treatment trays, prepares instruments and/or other equipment, as needed for treatments
- Maintains working knowledge of assigned patient’s conditions at all times
- Reviews reports from previous shifts to determine changes in status of residents and assigns various duties to C.N.A.’s or other nursing personnel
- Turns over accurate records and ensures oncoming shift nurses are updated
- Responsible for notifying Director of Nursing Services (DNS) and/or Administrator of changes in patient condition or other job-related problems
Benefits:
- Competitive pay
- Health Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision coverages with company paying majority of costs for Medical HMO (with buy up plan options available)
- 401(k) with company match (company match begins after 1 year of service)
- Company paid Life and disability insurance
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Holiday)
- Employee Assistance program
- Identity Theft and Travel insurance protections
- Bene-Hub employee sponsored discount programs and more….
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
*Benefits available to full-time employees.
We are a skilled nursing facility committed to serving others, nurturing life, and promoting an individual’s ability to thrive. As a top-tier, 24-hour nursing home in San Diego, California, we pride ourselves on providing state-of-the-art rehabilitation and nursing services.