Licensed Vocational Nurse Night Shift
Description:
Job Details
Port Hueneme, CA
Full Time
Associate's Degree
$35.00 - $35.00 Hourly
Local travel among company locations
Health Care
Join the Team at Passages – Night Shift Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Position Available!
Join the team at Passages, rated the #1 Rehab in the World by Healthcare Global! Passages offers the most exclusive holistic, Non-12 Step drug and alcohol addiction program available today. Our caring and passionate team at Passages has successfully helped thousands of people struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
We’re looking for someone to join our team as a Licensed Vocational Nurse who assists with patient care and performs Incidental Medical Services.
Position: Licensed Vocational Nurse - Night Shift
Location: In-Person, Port Hueneme, California
This position works an Alternative Workweek Schedule of 12 hour shifts, 3 days per week alternating with 4 days per week.
We offer a robust benefits package, including student loan repayment assistance and a tuition reimbursement program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
Assess client current health condition and identify health problems and/or needs
Perform physical assessment including vital signs of clients in detoxification
Perform Incidental Medical Services
Monitor client detoxification level using the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) scale
Perform instant/rapid read alcohol and drug screens
Complete documentation in the client chart in a thorough, timely, legible, and accurate manner
Assess client for medication side effects, including adverse drug reactions
Assess client throughout their stay to determine their response to care and significant changes in the clients condition
Ensure all medications are locked safely and retrieved for self-administration by client
Observe and monitor self-administration of medication by clients
Provide safe and effective care for clients identified to be at risk of injury to self or others
Communicate effectively with outside physicians and other appropriate parties in order to plan, deliver, and evaluate care
Ensure residents compliance with facility rules and guidelines
Other duties: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Qualification Guidelines:
Education / Experience / License:
Current, valid License in Vocational Nursing in good standing with the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
Associate of Science in Nursing or LVN Nursing Certificate from an accredited program
Current, valid California Driver License with good driving record (as determined by the Company) required
Physical Demands:
Stand and walk for long periods of time throughout facility while carrying and using electronic devices and equipment
Sit for periods of time
Bend, twist, reach frequently
Lift up to 20 lbs. occasionally
Ability to work using a computer for extended periods of time
Ability to recognize faces
Ability to distinguish colors as necessary
Ability to hear sufficiently and speak clearly on the phone, in person, and in the environment, identify and distinguish sounds associated with the workplace
Ability to communicate with others by telephone, email, and personal interaction
Ability to see adequately to read computer screens and written documents necessary to the position
Ability to perform CPR
Other Requirements:
Travel between company locations in Los Angeles and Ventura counties is required as company needs dictate.
This position requires occasional driving as duties dictate, which may include transporting clients.
Must satisfy post-offer, pre-employment conditions such as tuberculosis screening (annually thereafter), background check (including criminal and driving record check), drug screening, reference check. Ongoing monitoring and screenings during employment in accordance with law and company policy.