Licensed Vocational Nurse
You'll work in a 171-bed sub-acute skilled nursing facility caring for elderly and extended-recovery patients.
Posted Sep 15
- Unit and setting
- Skilled Nursing Bruceville Terrace offers care for the elderly, as well as those requiring extended recoveries.Elderly patients and those needing extended recoveries
- License
- LVN license Licensed Vocational Nurse: CA,Licensed Vocational Nurse in California
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- License
- Licensed Vocational Nurse in California Licensed Vocational Nurse: CA, Check your license
- Certification
- Basic Life Support (CPR) authorized by the American Heart Association Basic Life Support - CPR - authorized by the American Heart Association,
- Experience
- 1 year SNF/LTC care of the aged, acutely ill, chronically ill and patients in need of restorative care 1 year SNF/LTC care of the aged, acutely ill,chronically ill and patients in need of restorative care
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Admission data collection within 2 hours of arrival Accurately collects admission data and records information on Admission/Assessment/History Record within 2 hours of arrival on unit.
- Day to day
- Performs technical procedures independently and assists physicians with procedures independently performs technical procedures such as demonstrated ability to carry out procedures, assist physicians with procedures, safely use equipment, and proficiency on HIS.
- Day to day
- Discharge planning with the RN Collaborates with the Registered Nurse regarding discharge planning.
- Patients
- Short-term patients recovering after an acute hospital stay while the remaining beds are committed to meet the medical and rehabilitative needs of the short-term patient after a stay at the acute care hospital.
- Charting
- HIS proficiency on HIS.
- Details
- 171-bed sub-acute skilled nursing facility
The workplace
- Address
- 8151 Bruceville Rd, Sacramento, CA, 95823
Workplace: Bruceville Terrace - Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital of Sacramento.
About Bruceville Terrace - Dignity Health - Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Job Summary and Responsibilities
As our Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), you will provide vital direct patient care, significantly contributing to patient well-being and recovery as an integral part of our compassionate healthcare team.
Every day, you will assess patient conditions, administer medications, perform prescribed treatments, and meticulously document care. You will collaborate with RNs and physicians to implement individualized care plans, ensuring a seamless and high-quality patient experience.
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate exceptional clinical skills, a strong commitment to patient safety, and excellent communication. Your compassionate demeanor, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced environment are essential.
Accurately collects admission data and records information on Admission/Assessment/History Record within 2 hours of arrival on unit. Delegates data collection appropriately. Observes and reports to the Registered Nurse, patient's responses to therapeutic interventions, hospitalization and diagnosis, including physical and psychological response.
Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team in meeting identified needs by appropriate referrals. Collaborates with the Registered Nurse regarding discharge planning. Demonstrates individual competency in selected psychomotor skills and independently performs technical procedures such as demonstrated ability to carry out procedures, assist physicians with procedures, safely use equipment, and proficiency on HIS.
Job Requirements
Required
1 year SNF/LTC care of the aged, acutely ill,chronically ill and patients in need of restorative care Licensed Vocational Nurse: CA, Basic Life Support - CPR - authorized by the American Heart Association,
Where You'll Work
Bruceville Terrace has been providing quality, compassionate care since 1989. Licensed as the 171-bed sub-acute skilled nursing facility of Methodist Hospital of Sacramento, Bruceville Terrace offers care for the elderly, as well as those requiring extended recoveries.
Bruceville Terrace provides skilled nursing, rehabilitative and complex medical services to our patients and residents using an interdisciplinary team approach. Over half of the facility is dedicated to skilled nursing/convalescent care, while the remaining beds are committed to meet the medical and rehabilitative needs of the short-term patient after a stay at the acute care hospital. Learn more here at http://www.methodistsacramento.org/.
One Community. One Mission. One California
Pay Range $45.28 - $51.07 /hour
What's around it?
Sacramento, CAFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 7% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,779/mo
- Household income
- $87,321/yr, all local households, not nurse pay