LVN- Memory Care
LVN- Memory Care
Available: Now
Type: Part-Time
Pay: $28.00-$38.00/hour
Join our team. We are looking to hire a LVN in our Gardens Memory Care Department.
Bring joy to our community.
POSITION PURPOSE: Supervises and ensures the provision of quality nursing care and related community member-care services through the work of the Memory Care department.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Duties and responsibilities may be added as needed and requested by the Director that are within the scope of this position.
- Performs community member assessments routinely and as conditions warrant. Inform doctors, family member(s) and appropriate RG manager(s) of any changes of condition
- Ensures the timely exchange of essential information - both verbally and in writing - for the provision of quality community members’ care. (Including, but not limited to documentation of doctor’s orders).
- Helps develop, implement and evaluate care plans which include, but are not limited to physical, mental and emotional, spiritual and functional factors.
- Monitors levels of care, continually assessing community members’ care needs, making adjustments and interventions as appropriate.
- Initiates emergency measures according to facility policy and within standards of nursing practice.
- Prepares records accurately, maintains them in a timely fashion, with confidentiality maintained at all times.
- Reviews daily community members report and assignments with Caregivers on their assigned stations. Meets with assigned staff to provide input and receive feedback on progress toward assigned responsibilities.
- Helps admit and orient new community members.
- Initiates and supervises procedures to protect community members from injury and infection. Oversee the provision of timely toileting and skin-care attention to the community members.
- Possesses an understanding of and sensitivity to factors involved in the care of seniors.
JOB SPECIFICATION: Memory Care:
- PART-TIME (PM Shift)
- Days Needed: Saturday & Sunday
EXPERIENCE:
- Requires knowledge of the nursing field, at least 4 years of experience as a nurse.
- Experience with Dementia/Memory Care.
- Ability to lead and motivate others.
- Ability to keep a mature composure in stressful situations and be able to deal effectively with the demands of the position
- Remain flexible to meet the changing needs of the facility, its staff, and operations
- Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Volunteer Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- 403b Retirement Plan with matching contribution
- Holiday Pay
- Employee Assistance Program
WORKING CONDITIONS: Work is active, involving movement throughout the day. Walking, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching and handling. Occasional light lifting up to 25 lbs. and in numerous situations, may be called upon to transfer or help transfer a community member over 50 lbs. Due to California State regulations, we are required to have all of our applicant's pass a Background Check and a TB test. **TO BE CONSIDERED, PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AS A PDF ONLY**
