Licensed Vocational Practical Nurse LVN

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Position Summary

We are seeking a compassionate and dependable LVN to join our skilled nursing team. The LVN will provide direct patient care, administer medications, monitor resident conditions, and collaborate with RNs and physicians to ensure high-quality care for our residents. Responsibilities include documenting patient status, responding to changes in condition, assisting with treatments, and supporting daily nursing operations in a fast-paced STP environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and committed to delivering excellent patient care.

Qualifications

• Currently CA license in good standing
• 1+ years' experience in behavioral health preferred
• CPR and First Aid certified
• Outstanding communication skills
• Positive, professional and calm demeanor in all work-related situations

Responsibilities

• Observes, reports and documents/charting on patient conditions
• Administers medications in accordance with physician orders
• Takes and records temperatures, respiration and pulse
• Sets up treatment trays, prepares instruments and/or other equipment, as needed
• Maintains working knowledge of assigned patient’s conditions at all times
• Reviews reports from previous shifts to determine changes in status of residents and assigns various duties to C.N.A.’s or other nursing personnel
• Turns over accurate records and ensures oncoming shift nurses are updated
• Responsible for notifying Director of Nursing Services (DNS) and/or Administrator of changes in patient condition or other job-related problems

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Health Care
• 401K

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Palo Alto Post Acute is a 24-hour skilled nursing facility located in Palo Alto. Our team of dedicated healthcare professionals works to help patients recover from surgery, injury or serious illness.

As a team, we strive to exceed the expectations of those we serve and our purpose is to provide our patients with positive rehabilitative therapy and exceptional nursing care. We want to help patients achieve their highest possible functioning level and to assist them in returning to the lowest level of care practical.