LVN Part-Time

PACS•Visalia, CA

2d•$28 - $31•Onsite

About The Position

Linwood Meadows Care Center is seeking dependable, compassionate Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to provide direct nursing care to residents and supervise Certified Nursing Assistants and other assigned nursing personnel during scheduled shifts. Care is delivered in accordance with physician orders, individualized resident care plans, applicable regulations, facility policies, and direction from the Director of Nursing or Nurse Supervisor. Full-time opportunities are listed for AM, PM, and NOC shifts, with pay of $28.00–$31.00 per hour. The role includes administering medications and treatments, monitoring resident conditions, performing skilled nursing procedures within the LVN scope of practice, maintaining accurate documentation, and responding to emergencies. The LVN supports resident admissions, transfers, discharges, discharge planning, care coordination, quality-assurance activities, care conferences, staff education, and facility surveys while promoting residents’ dignity, independence, comfort, and quality of life. The position works throughout nursing service areas, including resident rooms, medication rooms, treatment areas, and nurses’ stations. It involves frequent interaction with residents, families, employees, healthcare professionals, and regulatory representatives. Occupational exposure to infectious materials, blood, body fluids, and hazardous substances may occur. The role requires frequent standing, walking, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, and assisting residents with mobility, including lifting, pushing, pulling, or moving at least 25 pounds and assisting during emergencies or evacuations when necessary.

Requirements

Graduate of an approved Licensed Vocational Nursing program.
Current, active, and unencumbered California LVN license.
Current CPR certification.
Maintain all required continuing education and licensure requirements.
Strong clinical judgment, critical-thinking, and organizational skills.
Ability to make sound independent decisions within the LVN scope of practice.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with residents, families, physicians, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary team members.
Demonstrated leadership and supervisory abilities.
Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced skilled nursing environment.
Compassionate, dependable, and resident-centered approach to care.
Ability to frequently stand, walk, bend, reach, push, pull, and assist residents with mobility.
Ability to lift, push, pull, or move at least 25 pounds and assist during resident emergencies or facility evacuations when necessary.
Ability to manage the mental, emotional, and physical demands of a skilled nursing environment.

Nice To Haves

Skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or long-term care experience is preferred.
New graduates who meet licensing requirements are encouraged to apply.
Experience with PointClickCare or another electronic medical-record system is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care according to physician orders and individualized resident care plans.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments.
Monitor residents’ conditions and report significant changes to physicians, supervisors, and family members as appropriate.
Perform skilled nursing procedures within the LVN scope of practice, including wound care, catheterization, tube feedings, suctioning, specimen collection, and other treatments.
Take and record vital signs and document resident status accurately and promptly.
Participate in resident admissions, transfers, and discharges; assist with discharge planning and care coordination.
Respond to resident emergencies and initiate appropriate interventions.
Promote residents’ dignity, independence, comfort, and quality of life.
Direct and supervise CNAs and other assigned nursing personnel during the scheduled shift.
Conduct rounds to ensure resident needs are met and nursing standards are maintained.
Provide guidance, support, and leadership to assigned nursing staff.
Ensure call lights and resident requests receive prompt responses.
Communicate staffing needs, clinical concerns, and performance issues to the Nurse Supervisor.
Promote a calm, respectful, collaborative, and resident-centered environment.
Accurately transcribe and implement physician orders.
Complete nurses’ notes, medication and treatment records, incident reports, and other required documentation.
Ensure medical-record entries are timely, accurate, complete, signed, and dated.
Maintain confidentiality of resident and employee information in compliance with HIPAA.
Follow infection-prevention, safety, and emergency procedures.
Participate in quality-assurance activities, care conferences, staff education, and facility surveys.
Comply with federal, state, and local regulations and established facility policies.