LVN - Hospice - FT Days

Torrance Memorial Medical Center•Torrance, CA

21h

About The Position

Under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN), the LVN provides patient care in routine and stable nursing situations. The LVN observes, plans, implements, and evaluates assigned patient care in collaboration with the RN and in accordance with the physician’s plan of care. The LVN is accountable for care provided, follows policies, procedures, and nursing practice standards, manages supplies and equipment as directed by the RN, and promotes teamwork with coworkers, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members. The role includes observing patients’ health status and communicating findings to the RN; completing assessment components as directed by the RN and physician’s plan of care; gathering relevant information from patients, families, providers, and community sources; delivering direct care; and documenting interventions, outcomes, and other activities accurately and in real time. The LVN communicates and updates assessment information as patients’ conditions change, collaborates with patients, families, healthcare teams, and outside physicians’ offices to establish and coordinate care, participates in interdisciplinary team meetings and patient care conferences, uses resources economically, and participates in professional development activities.

Requirements

California Licensed Vocational Nurse license.
Driver’s license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation.
BCLS or ACLS certification.

Responsibilities

Observe patients’ health status and communicate information to the RN.
Complete assessment components as directed by the RN and physician’s plan of care, including observations of skin, vital signs, consciousness, edema, urine, stools, and bowel and breath sounds.
Collect patient and related information from patients, families, significant others, healthcare providers, and community individuals or agencies.
Implement the patient care plan by providing direct care to assigned patients and those in immediate need of care.
Document patient care interventions, outcomes, and activities accurately in the patient record, including real-time charting and care-plan updates.
Record, update, and communicate assessment data among the nursing team, revising information in response to patient changes.
Collaborate with patients, families, healthcare team members, and outside doctors’ offices to establish patient care.
Coordinate care across the continuum with healthcare team members.
Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and patient care conferences.
Use resources economically.
Participate in professional development activities.
Adhere to annual “I will” statements.