LVN - SNF - Grossmont Hospital - Variable - FT

Overview

At Sharp, being a nurse means transforming the health care experience for your patients, for your colleagues and for yourself. In a collaborative environment with state-of-the-art facilities and advanced clinical practices, we encourage you to follow your passions wherever they take you.

Success Profile

• Innovative
• Collaborative
• Resourceful
• Advocate
• Person-centered
• Critical Thinker

Job Details

• Hospital: Grossmont Hospital
• Shift Type: Variable
• Regular Position
• Hourly Pay Range: $30.370 - $42.510
• Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA): SEIU-UHW
• Application Deadline: June 11, 2026

Required Qualifications

• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (BLS)
• California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 Year LVN experience in an acute care setting or related area
• Vocational Nurse IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal Certification

Essential Functions

• Assessment Data
• Collects assessment data (using observation, palpation and auscultation per Practice Act) per department guidelines of care, including age/cultural specific considerations.
• Documents data collected.
• Communicates/contributes data collected to RN for analysis and interpretation.
• Communication and Coordination
• Communicates with other healthcare team members to coordinate patient care activities, workflow, and patient progress.
• Follows through with identified actions/referrals.
• Captures schedules and patient care needs with RN and other staff to ensure continuity and frequency of visits.
• Documentation
• Communicates patient and family care needs through documentation.
• Documents per department/entity guideline of care and policies and procedures.
• Implements Plan of Care
• Implements plan of care per department guidelines: Refers practices outside of scope to RN.
• Sets out for resources when appropriate in new situations.
• Collaborates with RNs when nursing decisions required in implementation of the plan of care in accordance with compliance and scope of practice.
• Informal Teaching
• Gives constructive feedback to peers regarding work performance and notifies supervisor of suspected performance issues.
• Provides unit specific information to students, floats, travelers/registry personnel and documents appropriately.
• Documents informal teaching.
• Patient Advocate
• Encourages patient and family participation in decision making.
• Acts to uphold individual/family rights.
• Patient and Family Education
• Identifies learning needs including barriers/readiness.
• Recognizes barriers to communication with patient and family and seeks interdisciplinary expertise to establish a therapeutic relationship.
• Collaborates with the RN in development of individualized teaching plan.
• Implements plan of care (IPOC & IPER) using appropriate resources.
• Captures data indicative of patient/family learning in response to teaching plan.
• Collaborates with RN in evaluates patient/family learning through use of adult-learning theory and revises plan as appropriate. (e.g. documented in IPER, IPOC, discharge teaching, etc.)
• Plan of Care
• Demonstrates understanding of patient/family goals.
• Makes recommendations to the multidisciplinary team in development of the patient's plan of care.
• Updates written plan of care (IPOC) per direction of RN.
• Supports Evaluation Care Plan
• Captures data indicative of patient/family response to care per department guidelines.
• Reports data/information to team members in determining the need to alter goals and interventions.
• Contributes observations and data to patient care conferences.
• Documents patients' response to care.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficient clinical skill and nursing judgment.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental and more
• Generous vacation, holiday and sick leave
• Wellness programs
• Employee assistance program
• Retail plans
• Discount programs, perks and other benefits