L.V.N. (2:00 PM to 10:00 PM)

As a L.V.N., you will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing the overall Resident and Family experience through the provision of comprehensive nursing leadership to the health and wellness team working within our Independent and Assisted Living care environments. Assists with assuring the general health and well-being of residents through the delivery of comprehensive and high-quality services. This is to be handled in The Sterling Touch® friendly, courteous, helpful, timely and professional manner, resulting in a very high level of Resident satisfaction. This position is under the general guidance of the Director of Health and Wellness in accordance with Community standards, processes, procedures, practices and philosophy.

Essential Functions:

• Participate in Start Sterling! line up every day.
• Greet the Residents, guests, fellow employees and vendors in a friendly and courteous manner.
• Providing nursing services including medication administration and delegation, as well as provision of care and services to residents who have orders by their attending physician to be admitted to the community for Assisted Living care per State regulations.
• Ensure the evaluation and clinical competence of assigned nursing personnel, assisted living aides, and medication aides by participation in orientation, education, teaching and supervision of staff.
• Conducts frequent rounds to evaluate effectiveness of care delivery.
• Provide direct nursing services to residents in accordance with State regulations within Assisted Living community; including observing, assessing and reporting resident condition changes.
• Receive and transcribe physician orders, assuring the implementation of care plans, investigating and documenting all accidents and incidents, medication administration, treatment orders, electronic chart notes, admission/discharge/transfer paperwork, working with other health care professional and community staff to provide timely and responsive care services to our residents
• Use best-practice nursing judgment in monitoring residents' changes in condition and take appropriate steps to address changes, notify Medical Providers and resident representatives of change in a resident's condition.
• Responsible for ensuring that staffing is adequate at all times to meet resident personalized service plans and needs.
• Assists Director of Health and Wellness to ensure medical supplies are ordered and available in adequate quantity for the health and wellness department.

Education:

• Associates Degree in Nursing, required.

Experience:

• Three or more years' nursing experience, preferred.
• Assisted living or home health care experience, preferred.

Licenses or certificates:

• Licensed Vocational Nurse in state of Texas, required.

Schedule:

• Full-Time Hours
  
• Shift: 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
  
• Must be able to work weekends and holidays.

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