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Job Description
LVN-Part Time (Special Care Residents)
Location: San Diego, CA, United States
Rate of Pay: $36.00 - $39.00 per hour
Schedule: Saturday & Sunday | 7am-3:30pm
Additional pay differentials of $1.25 per hour for the PM shift and $1.50 per hour for the NOC shift
Who we are:
Experience the future of senior living and care as soon as you step foot into our doors. Casa de las Campanas offers upscale resort-style living in the scenic area of Rancho Bernardo. Our team of dedicated professionals strives to improve the lives of seniors in our community on a daily basis. Our campus and surroundings reflect the love that our residents have for southern California. Our unique combination of an all-inclusive lifestyle, exceptional hospitality, and stunning location is unmatched. Our well-traveled and outdoorsy senior community enjoys socializing over meals, exploring nearby trails, and taking in breathtaking views. We are currently seeking a talented Licensed Vocational Nurse. If you want to experience a fresh perspective on senior living, join us today!
You will enjoy:
- An employee appreciation bonus, which is funded by our residents
- Now offering DailyPay!
- 403 (b) retirement plan with employer match
- An exceptional work environment that is both engaging and fun!
- Monthly Employee Engagement Activities
Who you are:
- LVN with two years of geriatric nursing/assessment experience.
- One year of dementia care experience preferred.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to assess resident needs and respond appropriately to changes or emergencies.
- Ability to provide clear direction to Resident Helpers and work effectively as part of a team.
- Compassionate, professional, and resident-focused approach to care.
Job Summary:
The SCR Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) has direct oversight, implementation and evaluation of all dementia initiatives. The primary responsibility is providing a therapeutic environment for the Palmer Special Care Residence to maintain each resident’s highest level of physical, social and physiological well-being. The Charge SCR LVN provides resident validation and effective redirection, anticipates the residents’ needs and have effective communication with the cognitively impaired.
Essential Job Duties
- Orders and maintains medications.
- Keeps accurate maintenance of medical records.
- Schedules necessary service for residents on a daily basis.
- Coordinates with physicians and health agencies regarding the needs for Physical/Occupational Therapy, Lab works, and other special services.
- Assists with scheduling doctors’ appointments and transport requests if necessary.
- During emergencies, takes proper action in accordance with approved emergency manual and notifies designated personnel.
- Responsible for completion and e-mailing of shift reports.
- Attends all mandatory facility in-service programs and any other mandatory meetings required by management.
- Attends Residential Health Care and SCR Department meetings as scheduled.
- Attends regular, on-going training sessions scheduled by the Director of Staff Development and Director of AL/SCR.
- Assists in the effective operation of Casa de las Campanas and participates in relevant facility activities.
- Responsible for assisting Director in the evaluating of SCR CNAs.
- Coordinates discharge of resident from Health Center back to SCR and schedules follow-up care.
- Ability to work as a member of a team and cooperate with co-workers.
- Contributes to a positive, healthy and safe working environment and accepts change in a positive manner.
- Performs any other relative, relevant duties as assigned per managers’ request.
When you enter a community managed by Life Care Services, you’ll immediately feel the warmth of our Hospitality Promises:
- We greet you warmly, by name and with a smile.
- We treat everyone with courteous respect.
- We anticipate your needs and act accordingly.
- We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner.
- We hold ourselves and one another accountable.
- We make you feel important.
- We embrace and value our differences.
- We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
- We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times.
- We pay attention to details.
All Employees must be able to pass background checks (fitness for duty physical, fingerprinting, employment references) as required by a licensed residential care facility.
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