Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

$26 - $33/Yr

Family Bridges - Oakland, CA

Part-time,Full-time - Entry Level

Oakland, CA

About the position

Under the direction of the Director of Nursing, the Licensed Vocational Nurse provides direct nursing services to participants at the Community Based Adult Service Center.

Responsibilities

• Assesses participants' needs and plans appropriate nursing care in collaboration with RN upon initial intake and upon re-evaluation.
• Provides direct nursing care involving medication administration, monitoring of chronic illness, health assessment, acute care, ADL maintenance, and triage.
• Maintains and updates MAR's, ensures compliance and accuracy of self-administration of meds in accordance with licensing requirements.
• Initiates preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the participants' care and safety.
• Assist RN to develop individual plan of care and help carry out the care plans.
• Provide accurate and appropriate documentation necessary for recording of episodic and routine care.
• Works with RN to provide health education to participants, staff, and family members.
• Works with RN to liaison with primary physicians regarding patient care and follow-up.
• Attends intake and assessments meetings when appropriate and contributes to care planning as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited vocational LVN program
• Current California LVN license
• 6 months acute care experience and familiarity with geriatric and long-term care issues
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary care setting.
• Bilingual in English and Cantonese, Mandarin, or Vietnamese preferred.

Benefits

• The target hourly rate for this job is $26.22-$33.18 with benefits.