Lvn Jobs in Elk Grove, CA

About The Position

Requirements

• 2 years recent experience having some contact with the senior population.
• Licensed Vocational Nurse: CA
• Basic Life Support - CPR

Responsibilities

• Receives report from previous shift and organizes and designates shift assignments.
• Supervises Aides and other Resident Care staff at the direction of the Nurse Manager.
• Admits, transfers and discharges residents.
• Makes regular rounds for appropriate patients.
• Accounts for all residents including Level A residents daily.
• Takes temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure vitals.
• Monitors residents remaining in units for temporary illnesses such as a cold, flu, etc.
• Sees that these residents have trays delivered to them for each meal and communicates with residents about expectations.
• Observes, reports, documents any changes noted with resident to Nurse Manager, physician and immediate family as directed.
• Answers emergency call signals.
• Charts in individual Resident Care Chart when appropriate.
• Responsible for completing 24 hour report.
• Completes incident report when applicable.
• Submits charges to manager for any medical supplies given to residents.
• Carries out physician orders by assisting, performing and documenting procedures such as: specimen collection, irrigations, enemas, heat and cold application, dressing changes (sterile and non-sterile), mechanical comfort, catheterization, postural drainage and oxygen therapy.
• Assist residents with medication prescriptions and give medications.
• Re-order medications as needed.
• Responsible for upkeep of centrally stored medication book.
• Re-order oxygen as necessary.
• Provides toileting assistance to residents who regularly or intermittently require it.