Licensed Vocational Nurse (Sacramento)

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) REPORTS TO (TITLE): Director of Nursing Pay Range: $31.00-$36.50: DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides individualized skill-based technical patient care. Patient care will be based on the plan of care established by the Registered Nurse and treatment team. The LVN will work as a team member to meet team goals and objectives focused on the patient's mental health recovery. The LVN will primarily be responsible for medication administration to patients as prescribed by the psychiatric provider. Medication education will include individualized one on one and group delivery systems discussing the rational for the medication, medication dose, side effects of the medications and any potential medication related educational materials. Flexibility and efficiency under multiple demands and ability to adjusts priorities as circumstances require to meet nursing/staffing needs of the department/unit. Teamwork is key in the role of the LVN with co-workers, physicians, patients/families, visitors, and the public. The LVN will maintain a high degree of accuracy and precision on a consistent basis in the performance p...