Long Term Contract LVN position in Chula Vista, CA, at a skilled nursing veterans home.

Duties/Responsibilities

Organize, provide, and maintain necessary health care services consistent with CalVet policies and procedures
Plan and implement nursing care. This includes medication administration, therapeutic agents, treatments, disease prevention, physicians’ orders, and obtaining specimens for diagnostic testing.
Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team in developing multi-disciplinary treatment efforts; complete assigned weekly summaries, update care plans, assist physicians with rounds; note and institute physician orders;
Collect information regarding patient status and report the results to the Primary Care Staff (PCP) or RN promptly
Provide Resident education and accurately document care in the approved format
Assist mental health professionals by contributing to the treatment planning process and the formal evaluation of Resident progress by monitoring and recording observed patient behavior
Document in the Resident’s health record the nursing care and treatment provided and the Resident’s response to facilitate the continuity of care and communicate to other health care Staff
Ensure that staff utilizes optimum standards of resident care and that staff members observe safety and Infection Control Precautions and regulations at all times

Qualifications

Valid license as LVN issued by the California State Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners
CPR Certified
Minimum of six (6) months of experience within the last three (3) years rendering direct patient care in public or private institutions
Clinical competencies must be current
Minimum of 6 months of experience working with an electronic medication administration record system and an electronic medical records system
Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Schedule

8-hour shifts

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