Golden Valley Health Centers·Stanislaus County, California
The LVN assists in assessing and delivering clinical skilled services to participants in home and center environments. Responsibilities include performing wound care, administering medications, and documenting patient medical history within the EMR system.
Under the direct supervision of the supervising RN, the PACE Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) assists in assessing for and delivering clinical skilled services. This position is based in Home Care and collaborates with all PACE departments including the Clinic, Day Center, and supports PACE activities, including on the delivering assistance with Participant activities in the Center and Home environments as assigned.
$31.09 – $32.64 an hour
Department: Home Care
Location: Modesto Center
Schedule: 8:00am – 5:00pm
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Screen potential participants in the clinic, day center or home and assists the Supervising RN in assessing their environment, personal care needs, identify and deliver skilled needs.
Gather, compile and submit all information during Participant encounters.
Under supervision by the Supervising RN, assists in completing the assessment tool including diagnoses, medications, ADL's (Activities of Daily Living), IADL's (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living) in addition to a narrative summarizing potential participant's skilled needs.
Observe patients’ physical and mental wellbeing along with current medical status and/ or functional capabilities of each participant and report findings to MD or supervising nurse.
Track whether assessments have been completed.
Review medical records for each participant, on-going services and services received within past year using EMR, plan of care for the upcoming year using EMR, and IDT annual assessments to assist in ensuring continuing skilled needs are identified.
Perform basic wound care and check vital signs as directed by attending medical provider.
Administration of immunizations, injections, and medication as prescribed within scope.
Ensure documentation is complete; document medical history within the system, keep medical record current and upload as needed.
Supervise Patient Care Assistants in accordance with regulations.
Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-services, projects, and committees as assigned.
Drive to participant’s homes as needed.
Be flexible in schedule of hours worked.
Other projects and duties as assigned
Physical Demands
Ability to lift up to 30 pounds. Moving, lifting or transferring patients may involve lifting or pushing greater than 30 pounds, should be done with assistance as appropriate.
Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry patients.
Must be able to hear staff/clients on the phone and those who are served in-person, and speak clearly in order to communicate information to clients and staff.
Must have vision with or without lenses that is adequate to read memos, a computer screen, personnel forms and clinical and administrative documents
Must have high manual dexterity.
Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work, must be able to bend, squat and sit, stand, stoop, crouching, reaching, kneeling, twisting/turning, fingering and feeling.
Work Environment
Exposure to biohazards, including infectious material and waste and any other conditions common in a health care environment.
Subject to unpleasant odors.
The noise level is usually quiet to moderate, but may at times be noisy and crowded.
Open to work in Socio-diverse economic background
Market context
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