Are you passionate about serving seniors? Do you want to be part of team that strives to create experiences that celebrate our seniors?
Clearwater Highland Park is a premier luxury senior living community in Dallas, TX and is looking for a Licensed Vocational Nurse to join the team!
Clearwater Living associates enjoy great benefits:
- Excellent benefits
- 401(k) contributions
- Paid Vacation and Sick leave
- Exciting opportunities to grow
- Dynamic and fast paced environment
- Culture of people first and service always
The LVN Nurse will be dynamic, eager to learn, have great communication skills, and a passion to serve. Must be willing to work weekends.
The Nurse administers quality nursing services to residents as directed by the resident’s individual plan of care. The Nurse performs this care in accordance with the physician’s orders and the plan of care and under the direction and supervision of the Health Services Director.
Responsibilities
- Effectively supervises departmental operations on a day-to-day basis under the guidance of the Assisted Living Director
- Supervises Medication Technicians and Caregivers as assigned to maintain and provide appropriate care
- Reports any supervisory or performance concerns to the Assisted Living Director or designee
- Assesses residents to identify their physical, psychosocial and environmental needs
- Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency in communicating, identifying, reporting and documenting problems, adverse reactions or possible complications related to resident care
- Demonstrates knowledge of emergency procedures and responds appropriately as well as reports life threatening situations with appropriate response Identifies and recommends other disciplines needed for quality care of the resident
- Documents evaluation of nursing interventions including resident response
- Assesses resident and staff knowledge base of disease process, treatment regimen and/or medication administration and assist with care plans
- Provides resident care activities under the direction of the Assisted Living Director using current nursing standards
- Assists with medication management program
- Report any allegations of resident abuse, neglect, and/or misappropriation of resident property to supervisor
- Participates in the Health Services performance improvement process
- Present required new hire training and ongoing skills training for associates and maintain appropriate documentation
Qualifications
- Minimum one to two years of experience in senior living, healthcare, or related industry
- Completion of required specialized Nursing coursework for certification or certification as an RN, LPN or LVN is highly desirable
- Minimum two to three years of supervisory experience to include training and supervising staff
- First Aid/CPR/BLS Certification required
- Background clearances as required by government regulations
- Must meet health requirements, including TB
Clearwater Living is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.