Now Hiring: MedPass Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Med Pass Nurse position involves providing essential nursing care and medication administration to patients. This position is essential to maintaining residents' health and helping the medical staff provide top-notch care. The position offers AM shift available, catering to both full-time and part-time employment options.

Leisure Vale Assisted Living is a pillar in assisted living in Glendale, CA. We approach every day with one goal: To improve the lives we touch through high-quality healthcare and extraordinary compassion.

Leisure Vale Assisted Living
413 E Cypress St
Glendale, CA 91205
716.325.1056

Why work for us?

• Caring and compassionate environment
• Opportunity for growth, success and longevity
• Come join employees who have become family!
• Supportive Management team

Benefits:

• Beautiful work environment
• Competitive Wages and Benefit Package
• Flexible Schedule
• Paid Time Off
• Overtime Pay

Now Hiring: MedPass Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Responsibilities:

• Provides the highest degree of quality care and services by administering medication and treatments in a safe organized manner.
• Administers, assists with, and observes medications and treatments for each resident using the medication administration record and the Six Rights of Medication Pass (“Right” resident, medication, dosage, time, route, right to refuse).
• Ensures that medications are passed according to times.
• Documents and initials as medications are given and ensures that appropriate documentation is completed for refusal or missed doses.
• Maintains confidentiality of all resident information including resident medication among other residents.
• Reports all resident concerns made while administering the medication to the RCD or Wellness Nurse.
• Restocks medication cart after all medication passes.
• Assists in checking medication regardless of packaging system.
• Assesses the residents to determine need for “as needed medication” and appropriately documents and reports to supervisor.
• Maintains and cleans the Medication Room, medication carts and treatment carts for neatness, cleanliness, availability of medications, and expired medications.
• Follows re-fill process for medications.
• Helps residents maintain independence and promotes dignity and physical safety of each resident adhering to the Sunrise Principles of Service.
• Strives to understand and respond to each resident with empathy, always remaining mindful of the resident’s unique communication patterns, history, and basic human needs.
• Practices routinely good standard care precautions of cleanliness, hygiene, and health .
• Audits medication carts.

Qualifications:

• Must be a Licensed Vocational Nurse in CA
• Experience working in an assisted living or senior living facility is required.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in home health, assisted living, hospital, or long-term care environment.
• Demonstrates knowledge of nursing practices, techniques and methods applied to health and wellness resident care, and federal, state, and local regulations.
• Current AHA, CPR, or BLS certification.
• Certified to administer medications.
• Preferred: IV Certification.

Leisure Vale Assisted Living is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable laws . Leisure Vale Assisted Living will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with state, federal, or local law.