Licensed Vocational Nurse

Woodland Hills, CA

Full time – Temp to hire

All shifts available.

$35 to $45hr depending on experience.

Busy Short Term Acute Care Hospital in Woodland Hills is hiring dedicated LVNs.

Summary: Seeking passionate and caring LVNs to provide exceptional client care, monitoring vital signs, assisting healthcare professionals and consulting patients' families. To be successful as an LVN you must have a passion for helping others as well as the patience needed to assist difficult patients or family members. A good LVN balances empathy and professional care without compromising either.

Responsibilities:

• Collects data and reports findings to RNs upon new admission within two hours of admit.
• Communicates data on patient assessment to RNs who are assigned responsibility to the patient.
• Contributes in collaboration with RNs to the patient care plan.
• Evaluates effectiveness of nursing interventions and patients progress toward expected outcomes every shift.
• Maintains lab and other diagnostic test results and reports in a timely manner to RNs.
• Aides individual teaching plans for each patient, based upon a plan of care by RNs.
• Works under direction of RNs and completes assignments as directed.
• Manages patient assignment within assigned shift.
• Utilizes non-patient care time to help other nurses with care.
• Ensures that care reflects goals of patient outcome activities.
• Documents legibility, completes patient care records, uses approved abbreviations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs specialized nursing.

Requirements:

• LVN Program Certification.
• Active California LVN license.
• American Heart Association BLS Certification.
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.
• Professional conduct at all times.
• Ability to keep patient information confidential.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.