Welcome to Hi-Desert Medical Center, where you�ll benefit from:

�A 59-bed acute primary care facility offering you and your family first-rate health care close to home
�A wide range of quality inpatient and outpatient diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation services, home health and hospice services, and a variety of community outreach programs
�A dedicated team of quality, caring, health care professionals

Coordinates resident nursing care on the Subacute Unit.
Primary Duties
1. Knowledge of HDMC policies & procedures, nursing certification requirements. Performs job duties within legal and professional regulations and guidelines. Applies nursing principles, techniques and practices according to HDMC policies and procedures. Behaves in a manner to promote a professional and caring environment of care at all times.
2. Demonstrates an understanding of , Department of Healthcare Services, Title XXII, OBRA, and MediCal Subacute Program requirements applicable to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and MediCal certified Subacute ventilator programs. Performs all skills appropriately with consideration to age specific needs of young adult, middle-aged adult, and older adult residents. Residents are treated with sensitivity and appropriateness in approach to age, culture, religion, gender, and sexual orientation of the residents.
3. Maintains current professional Licensed Vocational Nurse and appropriate Basic Life Support certification and provides facility with a copy of these documents in a timely manner to ensure practice is covered by active license and certification at all times. Keeps up to date educationally, especially in areas of Specialty.
4. Completes initial and annual competencies and annual health and safety requirements timely. Orients new LVNs as assigned. Assists in appropriately orienting registry and float staff as assigned by the Charge Nurse. Is helpful, positive and supportive when working with registry and float staff.
5. Knowledge of Residents� Bill of Rights and Elder Abuse reporting regulations. Observes Residents� Bill of Rights and reports incidents of elder abuse, if indicated. Carries out duties in a manner sensitive to and appropriate to age (primarily adults and older adults), culture, religion, gender, and sexual orientation of the residents.
6. Controls the environment to prevent hazards and cross infection by observing HDMC policies and procedures.
7. Arrives and leaves work timely. Follows HDMC Human Resources policies, especially regarding dress code, call off policy, breaks, lateness and sleeping while on duty.
8. Communicates with Charge Nurse, other team leaders and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) staff, residents, family members and visitors, to ensure a professional two-way flow of information regarding resident care and other issues. Assesses residents daily and on an as-needed basis, and communicates concerns to the Charge Nurse using sound nursing judgment and decision-making skills. Communicates regularly with the Director of Nursing or designee regarding resident care and other issues not resolved by discussion with the Charge Nurse.
9. Helps ensure department operates in a financially sound manner by using supplies and resources appropriately.
10. Other duties as assigned.
11. Carries out on a daily basis, and/or as needed

Physical demands:

• Considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching
• Heavy physical effort (lift/carry up to 50 lbs.)
• Lifts, positions and/or transfers residents
• Occasional prolonged standing and walking
• Occasionally lift supplies/equipment

Minimum Education/Certification/Experience:

• Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
• BLS Certification
• 1 year of previous experience in Subacute Ventilator Unit, Acute Hospital experience or an acquired equivalent competency in caring for people in a Subacute Ventilator Unit setting
• IV/Phlebotomy certified preferred

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant�s or employee�s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.