Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN)

Covenant Care Palo Alto, CA
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August 5, 2023
Covenant Care
Palo Alto, CA
FULL_TIME, PART_TIME
$36-38/HOUR

Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN)

 

Position Summary:

Provides and oversees patient care and services safely

 

Qualifications:

  • Currently CA license in good standing
  • 2+ years' experience in long-term care 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 Benefits – Medical, dental, and vision coverages with company paying a substantial portion of costs (voluntary supplemental plan options available)
  • 401(k) with discretionary company match annually
  • Company paid Basic Life and disability insurance (Buy up options available)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Holiday)
  • Employee Assistance program
  • Tuition Assistance and Profession Enhancement Funds
  • Bene-Hub employee sponsored discount programs and more….

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

*Benefits available to full-time employees.

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