Licensed Voc Nurse

Centre For Neuro Skills • Bakersfield, CA

1d • $28 - $32 • Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Vocational Nurse provides professional nursing care at a residential site in accordance with facility objectives and policies. The role supports patients with traumatic brain injuries as they work toward greater independence and quality of life. The nurse works independently, assesses and advocates for patient care, organizes and prioritizes nursing tasks during the shift, and educates patients and staff. Some on-call work is required. This is a part-time position scheduled Saturday and Sunday, 5:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the residence site.

Requirements

• Current, clear California LVN licensure.
• Valid driver's license.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment, post-offer drug screen and health screen, including TB clearance.
• Fingerprint clearance.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and understand the care and supervision they require.
• Ability to work independently, exercise sound assessment and advocacy skills, and organize and prioritize nursing tasks.
• Ability to recognize patient escalation and use verbal and physical de-escalation techniques.
• Ability to perform the physical activities involved in patient transfers and interventions, including assisting with restraint of patients weighing up to 150 pounds or more.

Nice To Haves

• Blood Draw certification.
• IV certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing techniques that promote patient comfort and well-being.
• Supervise, administer, assist with, and delegate the distribution of medications.
• Take vital signs, monitor patients’ medical progress, and complete documentation and reporting.
• Follow physician orders and individual nursing care plans, including assisting with daily routines, catheter irrigation, and respiratory treatments.
• Provide emergency first aid to patients and staff when needed.
• Administer TB tests and Hepatitis B vaccines for staff.
• Teach, monitor, administer, and document individual patient programs, including activities of daily living and therapeutic home programs, in English.
• Perform toilet and chair transfers with assistance for patients up to 150 pounds using approved transfer techniques.
• Promote the safety of patients, visitors, staff, and self when interacting with patients who may exhibit behavioral outbursts.
• Recognize patient escalation through verbal, physical, and visual cues.
• Use verbal and physical de-escalation techniques from applicable training and patient-specific programs.
• Participate in physical interventions and restraints as needed, which may involve calling for help, lifting, standing, walking, running, stooping, bending, kneeling, squatting, carrying, pulling, pushing, and assisting with restraint of patients weighing up to 150 pounds or more.
• Transport patients in a company-owned or personal vehicle when company transportation is unavailable, including transferring and driving.

Benefits

• Extended sick leave.
• Company matching 401(k) plan.
• Professional license reimbursement.
• Continuing education assistance.
• Daily pay access after completing a shift.
• LifeMart employee discounts on travel, entertainment, electronics, family care, wellness, home and auto, financial and legal services, apparel, gifts, and dining.
• Wisely financial services, including early direct deposit, cashback rewards, and prepaid debit cards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed