Treatment Nurse – LVN,- Full Time/ Part Time,

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Simi Valley Care Center

Treatment Nurse – LVN,- Full Time/ Part Time,

Simi Valley, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Purpose of Your Job Position

    The primary purpose of your position is to provide direct nursing care (treatments) to the residents with treatment orders and to manage the overall wound program. All care must be in accordance with current federal, state and local standards, guidelines, regulations and laws that govern our facility.

    Reports to:

    Director of Nursing

    Nursing Supervisor

    Positions that report to this position:

    Certified Nursing Assistants

    Restorative Nursing Assistants

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    Education:

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    • Graduate of an approved school of nursing
    • Current licensure form the State of California
    • Current CPR certification.
    • Promotes/protects resident rights
    • Complies with abuse prevention & reporting policies and procedures
    • Maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements
    • Works efficiently to complete assignments and meet deadlines
    • Follows instructions carefully. Discusses deviation from procedures with supervisor before acting
    • Maintains confidentiality of resident care and employee issues
    • Uses chain of command to communicate problems or grievances
    • Participates in staff meetings and mandatory in-service as required
    • Other duties as specifically assigned in writing by supervisor
    • Is present for work as scheduled; is rarely absent. Notifies supervisor when absent prior to the start of shift
    • Arrives and leaves at schedule time
    • Adheres to break and lunch times
    • Works overtime only as authorized.
    • Demonstrates initiative and accepts increased responsibility
    • Maintains a clean and professional appearance in dress and grooming.
    • Answers, places and transfers telephone calls in a courteous manner. Identified self by name and location
    • Consistently demonstrates active listening skills in all communication.
    • Communicates information clearly and accurately in a courteous manner. Follows up as appropriate to ensure communication is understood.
    • Cooperates with others within and outside of the department. Offers assistance to others when needed.
    • Responds timely to initial requests, complaints and concerns and follows-up with timely resolution.
    • Promotes multidisciplinary teamwork to meet facility goals and objects.
    • Maintains confidentiality of patient care and employee issues.
    • Acts as advocate for resident rights and ensures respectful, courteous interactions between staff, residents and visitors.
    • Participates in fire / disaster drills and safety in-service
    • Complies with facility safety program
    • Attends and participates in facility safety program
    • Promotes a safe environment for residents, visitors, and staff at all times.
    • Employs proper techniques of body mechanics to ensure resident/staff safety at all times
    • Uses proper procedures for handling contaminated items.
    • Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Assurance program through application of principals in departmental operations
    • Actively supports the facility QAA/CQI activities
    • Actively participates in departmental QAA/CQI activities.

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    Experience:

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    • Experience in the care of adult, chronically ill and/or geriatric persons
    • Preferably one or more years experience and demonstrated ability in nursing supervision in health care facility.
    • Knowledge of and ability to provide basic principles of nursing care and techniques.

    Skills:

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    • Professional responsibility in nursing situations and nursing techniques

    • Ability to direct, supervise, and utilize abilities and efforts of ancillary staff

    • Good working relationship with residents, visitors, physicians, and personnel

    • Ability to organize and coordinate activities

    • Good written and verbal communication skills

    • Able to adequately perform physical requirements of position.

    SPECIFIC JOB FUNCTIONS:

    • Administer and document treatments in compliance with facility policy and procedure
    • Ensures documentation is complete and legible at all times
    • Performs tests, treatments, and procedures as ordered by the physician and in accordance written plan of care.
    • Prepare residents for and assist with as needed, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, treatments, and examinations
    • Makes rounds with visiting physicians for examination of wounds as needed, completes appropriate follow-up to new orders, revising plan of care, etc.
    • Report change of condition to physician and families. Follow up on orders and document
    • Communicates residents’ condition and nursing care to appropriate people’ i.e., supervisor, administrator, physician, family, etc.)
    • Completes weekly assessment with Consultant of all wounds, pressure areas.
    • Makes recommendations on improving policies and procedures to improve resident outcome
    • Monitors CNA performance as related to resident care and wound management, responding with appropriate correction or teaching.
    • Follows incident/accident policy for appropriate response, recording and reporting
    • Assist with teaching residents, families, and personnel, and supervises resident practice of activities
    • Responds to and directs care in emergency situations using good judgment and established policies and procedures
    • Assures cleanliness and order of the nursing stations

    Other

    Promotes/protects resident rights

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    Complies with abuse prevention & reporting policies and procedures

    Maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulatory requirements

    Works efficiently to complete assignments and meet deadlines

    Follows instructions carefully. Discusses deviation from procedures with supervisor before acting

    Maintains confidentiality of resident care and employee issues

    Uses chain of command to communicate problems or grievances

    Participates in staff meetings and mandatory in-service as required

    Other duties as specifically assigned in writing by supervisor

    Is present for work as scheduled; is rarely absent. Notifies supervisor when absent prior to the start of shift

    Arrives and leaves at schedule time

    Adheres to break and lunch times

    Works overtime only as authorized.

    Demonstrates initiative and accepts increased responsibility

    Maintains a clean and professional appearance in dress and grooming.

    Answers, places and transfers telephone calls in a courteous manner. Identified self by name and location

    Consistently demonstrates active listening skills in all communication.

    Communicates information clearly and accurately in a courteous manner. Follows up as appropriate to ensure communication is understood.

    Cooperates with others within and outside of the department. Offers assistance to others when needed.

    Responds timely to initial requests, complaints and concerns and follows-up with timely resolution.

    Promotes multidisciplinary teamwork to meet facility goals and objects.

    Maintains confidentiality of patient care and employee issues.

    Acts as advocate for resident rights and ensures respectful, courteous interactions between staff, residents and visitors.

    Participates in fire / disaster drills and safety in-service

    Complies with facility safety program

    Attends and participates in facility safety program

    Promotes a safe environment for residents, visitors, and staff at all times.

    Employs proper techniques of body mechanics to ensure resident/staff safety at all times

    Uses proper procedures for handling contaminated items.

    Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Assurance program through application of principals in departmental operations

    Actively supports the facility QAA/CQI activities

    Actively participates in departmental QAA/CQI activities.

    Personal

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    • Is present for work as scheduled; is rarely absent. Notifies supervisor when absent prior to the start of shift
    • Arrives and leaves at schedule time
    • Adheres to break and lunch times
    • Works overtime only as authorized.
    • Demonstrates initiative and accepts increased responsibility
    • Maintains a clean and professional appearance in dress and grooming.

    Customer Service

    • Answers, places and transfers telephone calls in a courteous manner. Identified self by name and location
    • Consistently demonstrates active listening skills in all communication.
    • Communicates information clearly and accurately in a courteous manner. Follows up as appropriate to ensure communication is understood.
    • Cooperates with others within and outside of the department. Offers assistance to others when needed.
    • Responds timely to initial requests, complaints and concerns and follows-up with timely resolution.
    • Promotes multidisciplinary teamwork to meet facility goals and objects.
    • Maintains confidentiality of patient care and employee issues.
    • Acts as advocate for resident rights and ensures respectful, courteous interactions between staff, residents and visitors.

    Safety

    • Participates in fire / disaster drills and safety in-service
    • Complies with facility safety program
    • Attends and participates in facility safety program
    • Promotes a safe environment for residents, visitors, and staff at all times.
    • Employs proper techniques of body mechanics to ensure resident/staff safety at all times
    • Uses proper procedures for handling contaminated items.

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    Quality Improvement

    Demonstrates knowledge of Quality Assurance program through application of principals in departmental operations

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    Actively supports the facility QAA/CQI activities

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    Actively participates in departmental QAA/CQI activities.

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