LVN/LPN or RN (Double Weekend)

Sylvan Shores Health & Wellness • La Porte, TX

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About The Position

Sylvan Shores Health & Wellness is hiring an LVN/LPN or RN to provide nursing care and serve as a charge nurse. This is a full-time Baylor Pay position scheduled for Saturdays and Sundays, working double day and evening shifts: 6 AM–2 PM and 2 PM–10 PM.

The role includes administering and documenting resident care, medications, and treatments in accordance with licensure, physicians’ orders, and community procedures. The nurse supervises direct-care associates, monitors residents’ conditions and safety, communicates changes and concerns to physicians and supervisors, and coordinates admission, discharge, and transfer processes.

The nurse also follows medication, infection-control, pain-management, and documentation procedures; supports residents and families; and performs certified nursing assistant duties when required. Benefits listed for full-time associates include competitive pay, paid time off and holiday pay, medical, dental, and vision insurance, company-paid life and LTD/AD&D insurance, short-term disability insurance, and optional supplemental insurance plans.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Unencumbered RN or LVN/LPN license.
• Current CPR certification.
• Reliable transportation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience as an RN or LVN in a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Follow established nursing practice standards and implement community programs, policies, and procedures.
• Receive and provide shift reports, recording information needed for appropriate follow-up.
• Conduct daily resident rounds, report problems to a supervisor, and initiate corrective action.
• Identify safety hazards and take immediate corrective action.
• Identify resident problems and emergencies and initiate emergency care according to physicians’ orders when a physician is absent.
• Supervise direct-care associates providing resident care.
• Attend assigned staff meetings, in-service classes, and committee meetings.
• Review the Glucometer Control Log before blood sugar testing.
• Follow staffing guidelines and make nursing assignments based on staff qualifications and resident population needs.
• Follow community processes for pain assessment, management, and documentation; provide treatments and administer medications.
• Administer and document resident care, medications, and treatments according to physicians’ orders, and accurately record all care provided.
• Provide instruction on appropriate nursing care to licensed nurses and Nursing Assistants.
• Document resident assessments as assigned and report untoward findings to the physician and supervisor.
• Observe the five rights of medication and treatment administration.
• Promptly report changes in residents’ conditions to the physician, Director of Nursing Service, and responsible party; take follow-up action and document notifications in the clinical record.
• Follow community admission procedures and communicate admissions to other departments, including rehabilitation.
• Perform basic nursing skills within the scope of licensure.
• Follow discharge and transfer procedures and coordinate them with other departments, physicians, and ancillary service providers.
• Supervise responses to residents’ requests for assistance.
• Listen to resident, family, or physician concerns and initiate corrective action or report concerns to the Nursing Supervisor.
• Count narcotics, check the emergency kit, and exchange keys each shift.
• Check meal trays and nourishment to ensure proper diets are served and residents receive assistance as needed.
• Order, receive, and store medications appropriately.
• Follow procedures for narcotic sign-out, administration, shift counts, and documentation.
• Notify physicians as necessary about changes in condition, weight, medication errors, unavailable medication, abnormal lab or X-ray results, and other unusual observations.
• Document daily notes for unstable residents, changes in condition, Medicare residents, and recently admitted residents.
• Protect the safety of residents and associates under nursing supervision.
• Follow infection-control procedures.
• Perform certified nursing assistant duties when required.

Benefits

• Very competitive pay.
• Generous paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Company-paid life insurance and LTD/AD&D insurance.
• Short-term disability insurance.
• Optional supplemental insurance, including hospital indemnity, cancer policies, and legal plans.

What This Job Offers

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