Charge Nurse LVN – Focused Care at Corpus – Corpus Christi, TX

FOCUSED CARE AT CORPUS- 801 Cantwell Lane Corpus Christi, Tx 78704

SHIFT AVAILABLE: FULL TIME 2P-10P

PRN 6A-6P and 6P-6A

Focused Post Acute Care Partners, FPACP is a dynamic company with an expectation of excellence in the delivery of long-term care to every patient every day. We are looking for a LVN to join our great team!

JOB TITLE: Licensed Vocational Nurse

REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF NURSING

POSITION SUMMARY:

To provide nursing care to residents as prescribed by the physician and in accordance with standards of nursing practices, regulations and directed by the Director of Nursing. To lead or direct licensed and non-professional staff in the delivery of direct Resident care and support functions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Must have a current LVN license

· CPR certification required

· Ability to understand, remember and carry out verbal or written instructions in English

· Ability to complete assignments in a timely manner

· Ability to be flexible and positive with intermittent interruptions

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

· Current LVN license

· To ensure resident safety.

· Provides the best possible nursing care by planning, organizing, and directing the nursing functions of patients in the unit

· Makes nursing assignments appropriate to the skill level of employees

· Maintains acceptable standards of patient care

· Identifies problems and guides personnel to their solution

· Creates a working climate that provides growth and job satisfaction of personnel

· Accurately and promptly implements physicians’ orders

· Supports and enforces infection-control policies and procedures

· Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality

· Cooperates and maintains good rapport with nursing staff, medical staff, other departments, and visitors

· Obtains and documents nursing history from the patient and/or significant other that is comprehensive of present condition and prior problems

· Performs basic assessment of the patient, indicating adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathology

· Records vital signs, notes changes, and pursues more-specific investigation as needed

· Assesses for and notifies physician and other appropriate parties of changes in condition

· Uses assessment information to develop a care plan before the end of duty time that communicates enough information for incoming personnel to adequately care for the patient

· Uses care plans as a basis for providing safe and therapeutic care to patients

· Consistently follows established standards, policies, and procedures in providing nursing care

· Accepts accountability for clinical care of assigned patients, including supervision of nonprofessional personnel

· Communicates with the patient and his or her family and other members of the health care team in carrying out the goals of the care plan

· Performs competently those technical skills considered basic to the type of care given in that unit

· Responds appropriately in urgent and/or emergency situations

· Supports standards of nursing care through adherence to existing policies and procedures

· Seeks guidance when encountering nursing procedures and responsibilities that have not been mastered

· Promotes positive public relations with patients, residents, family members and guests

· Uses tactful, appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations

· Use appropriate workplace behavior and adhere to dress code at all times

· Utilize electronic medical record charting; point click care

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Have the ability to safely perform movements such as pushing, pulling, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching and lifting up to 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodations

WORK SCHEDULE:

As assigned, including some weekends, evenings and holidays; non-exempt position

AA/EEO/M/F/D/V

At FPACP, we take pride in our culture and ROCKIN’ recognition program ROCKStar (Recognizing Outstanding Care and Kindness). This program is used across the organization for team members, residents, family members, volunteers and business partners. The gamification component is a fun and competitive way team members level up monthly, getting one step closer to attending the annual FPACP Gala. Apply to find out more and become our next ROCKStar.

#becomearockstar #fpacprocks

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
To protect the health and safety of our team members and residents during the COVID19 pandemic, we have put in place a number of precautionary measures, including but not limited to virtual interviews and our team members wearing masks.

Experience:

• SKILLED NURSING: 1 year (Preferred)
• LONG TERM CARE: 1 year (Preferred)

License:

• LVN (Required)
• CPR (Required)

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable — more reliable than spontaneous
• People-oriented — enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Detail-oriented — would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture

This Company Describes Its Culture as:

• Stable — traditional, stable, strong processes
• People-oriented — supportive and fairness-focused
• Team-oriented — cooperative and collaborative

Company’s website:

• www.fpacp.com

Benefit Conditions:

• Only full-time employees eligible