LVN Sub Acute Full Time Days

5d0945d2-39da-4a4c-88e4-b8c167c5a4f2•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$37 - $43

About The Position

CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) is an acute care facility serving the Hollywood community and surrounding areas. The LVN provides nursing care for adult and geriatric patients, addressing their physical, psychosocial, and spiritual needs. The role includes collecting patient data, monitoring condition, recognizing normal and abnormal findings, and accounting for cultural, ethnic, and developmental factors in care. Using hospital and regulatory standards, the LVN applies clinical judgment when implementing and evaluating nursing aspects of the trans-disciplinary care plan. The LVN works with patients and families to develop individualized plans, deliver interventions, evaluate and report outcomes, update care priorities as needed, and accurately document care. Duties include routine pre-operative care, managing mechanical ventilation, and providing tracheostomy, wound, and treatment care for long-term patients in coordination with the Enterostomal Therapist. The LVN coordinates care across the continuum with physicians, staff, and other disciplines; administers medications under the direction of the Charge Nurse; monitors treatment responses; and follows safety and emergency procedures. The role also includes patient and family education, respecting patient rights and privacy, identifying advance directives, supporting decision-making, reporting suspected abuse or neglect, practicing Universal Precautions, and providing appropriate rehabilitation and end-of-life care.

Requirements

Education and training meeting California BVNPT requirements for licensure, such as graduation from a vocational nurse program or equivalent education/experience.
At least one year of recent experience as an LVN.
Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
Ability to work in a union environment.
California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
Los Angeles County Fire & Safety Card, required within 30 days of hire.
Assault Response Competency (ARC), required within 30 days of hire.

Nice To Haves

At least one year of recent experience in an acute or extended care setting.

Responsibilities

Collect initial patient data in a timely manner and monitor patients as warranted by their condition.
Incorporate cultural, ethnic, and functional or developmental factors into patient care, and differentiate normal from abnormal findings.
Implement and evaluate nursing aspects of trans-disciplinary care plans using clinical judgment and applicable standards.
Participate with patients and families in developing individualized care plans and implementing interventions.
Evaluate and report patient outcomes, follow established care priorities, modify care plans when necessary, and document care accurately.
Provide routine pre-operative nursing care and manage mechanical ventilation.
Coordinate patient care across the continuum through communication and collaboration with physicians, staff, and other disciplines.
Administer medications under the direction of the Charge Nurse, follow medication policies and standards, and monitor and report treatment outcomes.
Promote patient safety based on the environment, equipment, and patient behavior; provide care in emergencies and follow established procedures.
Provide tracheostomy, ventilator, wound, and treatment care for long-term patients in conjunction with the Enterostomal Therapist.
Follow the organizational chain of command when notifying others about patient care or service issues.
Provide rehabilitation and other appropriate care from adolescence through geriatric care, including end-of-life care.
Respect patients’ rights, privacy, and dignity.
Determine whether an advance directive is present and support patient and family involvement in care, end-of-life, and ethical decisions.
Report suspected abuse or neglect as appropriate.
Identify patient and family education needs, provide individualized teaching, and document whether instruction is understood.
Provide age-specific care, including attention to safety measures, physiological readings, skin integrity, behavior, motor skills, and risk activities.
Practice Universal Precautions.