Make a difference. Join a great team!

• Competitive wages and benefits
• Night and weekend differentials
• $500 sign on bonus
• Team-centered philosophy of care
• Immediate openings for CNAs, RNS, and LVNs.

About Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

• Distinctive campus devoted 100% to children.
• National leader in providing personalized rehabilitation and habilitation programs for children with a family-centered emphasis.
• Consistently awarded the Gold Seal of Approval by The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Health Facilities
• Trusted destination of choice for physicians and parents for more than 50 years.

Job Summary:

We operate our pediatric subacute skilled nursing unit on a LVN model. The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) utilizes knowledge of basic nursing principles, practices, and ethics in order to perform procedures and tasks within their scope of practice, but for children with very special needs.

The LVN is responsible for providing and documenting nursing care, under the supervision of a Registered Nurse, in accordance with developed care plan and physician’s orders for each individual patient and coordinates care among all members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.

It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support the organization strategic plan, the goals and direction of the quality assurance performance improvement process, and activities.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY:

• Assessment and Planning

• Initiates, updates, and documents age appropriate plan of care in conjunction with interdisciplinary team assessments and goals to ensure quality and continuity of care for patients
• Performs patient assessments and reassessments and collaborates with the Registered Nurse to develop appropriate plans of care, and nursing interventions
• Collaborates with the Registered Nurse (RN) to actively assess pain management and implements prescribed medication and/or other alternative methods that are effective for the patient
• Assists in patient/caregiver teaching with appropriate documentation as assigned
• Demonstrates knowledge, recognizes the signs of abuse and implements professional response, reporting, and documenting according to laws and organization policies
• Recognizes and responds competently to acute medical emergencies according to established procedures and scope of practice

Medication and Treatment Safety

• Applies medication and treatment safety practices by using the six rights to medication and treatment administration: right patient, right medication/treatment, right route, right dose, right time, right approach
• Administers medication as ordered by physician and documents patient’s response to medications and treatments within scope of practice
• Communicates with pharmacies on new/refill medications, and checks medication deliveries for accuracy
• Receives, processes, transcribes and reconciles medication orders timely and accurately
• Demonstrates knowledge of appropriate techniques and treatment modalities as performed on patients of varying ages, including infant, toddler, adolescent and young adults
• Demonstrates clinical competency in nursing care to technically dependent patients (such as tracheostomies, gastrostomies, etc.)
• Recognizes abnormal laboratory values/diagnostic reports and notifies the Registered Nurse in charge and/or physicia

Documentation and Reporting:

• Measures and documents patients vital information and responds appropriately
• Observes and documents patients signs and symptoms of illness and therapeutic treatments in medical record
• Documents and reports changes in patient condition/unusual events utilizing approved reporting system
• Completes all documentation timely
• Provides accurate hand-off communication using SBAR reporting to ensure patient safety and continuity of care

Patient Care Area-General

• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes daily work using sound judgment and following the direction of the Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager, and physician
• Engages patients with a positive and friendly demeanor, while providing patient and family centered care
• Ensures and follows infection control policies and current practices
• Participates in training and orientation of new personnel as assigned
• Oversees patient care provided by the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) during assigned shift

Mission Statement: Mountain View Child Care, Inc. is dedicated to enriching the health and quality of life of children with medical and developmental needs and who benefit from habilitation and rehabilitation services and the supportive use of technology. We are committed to meeting their medical, physical, developmental, social, psychological and spiritual needs through a blend of tenderness and expertise.

Core values (“iHeart”)

Integrity: We, the staff of Mountain View Child Care, Inc., (MVCC), choose to achieve wholeness and excellence, in our work by meeting high professional standards and codes of ethics, and we choose to be trustworthy in all our dealings. Likewise, we invite our colleagues and others who represent MVCC to personally strive to meet our high standards. As a guide toward maintaining the integrity of our mission and our daily actions, we align ourselves with the following organization values:

Honesty: We foster transparent, honest communication between patients, families, and employees to create a climate of openness in which all persons related to this organization treat one another with trustworthiness and fairness.

Excellence: We work at the highest level of sustained performance, with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Accountability: We accept responsibility for the ethical and reliable performance of our jobs consistent with industry standards. We are committed to prudent care of our patients and their families and prudence in business practices.

Respect: We treat all individuals with compassion, dignity and courtesy.

Teamwork: We work together to achieve our mission and goals in a cooperative, respectful, open environment.

Strategic Vision

Care & Customers: To achieve the best possible results for our patients by working together to improve patient well-being through our Patient & Family Centered Care model.

Learning & Growth: To promote a culture of personal and professional growth, thus achieving our strategic objectives by increasing the worth of the individual and the organization.

Systems & Reliability: To achieve patient safety by continuously creating or refining processes that increase quality and decrease variability within a high reliability environment.

Business & Stewardship: To prudently extend service lines within all MVCC brands to mutually improve quality care, increase business value, and sustain MVCC’s long-term mission.

Expectation for all employees:

To provide service excellence and innovation in the care of patients, the training of health professionals and the creation and sharing of health knowledge. This organization exists to serve others through the expression of the mission, core values, and strategic vision stated above.

Requirements:

• Current Licensed Vocational Nurse as issued in State of California
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years of pediatric nursing experience in a subacute or acute care hospital; or completion of the hospital’s preceptor program within two months of hire
• Ability to lift thirty (30) pounds without assistance
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of basic nursing procedures and documentation as applicable to job
• Must possess good work ethics and a professional image at all times
• Knowledge of CMS conditions of participation, CDPH state regulations, CCS, and TJC (hospital, nursing care center, and laboratory) accreditation requirements as applicable to job
• Working knowledge of computer and software applications as applicable to job
• Possess strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills
• Works responsibly in a team environment as well as independently
• Manages confidential information effectively and appropriately

KNOWLEDGE OF HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT

Practice Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge of current practice and the roles and functions of patient care team members as applicable to job
• Ensures compliance with the state and federal regulatory agency standards, and policies of the organization
• Adheres to professional association standards of practice as applicable to job

Patient Safety/Risk Management

• Supports the development of an organization-wide patient safety program
• Maintains and ensures patient confidentiality at all times.

Performance Improvement/Outcome Measurement

• Knowledge of the organization’s quality assurance performance improvement (QAPI) program

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

Effective Communication

• Demonstrates effective interpersonal communication skills
• Provides communications that is clear and effective.
• Uses positive verbal/nonverbal communications

Relationship Management

• Builds collaborative relationships in the organization
• Exhibits effective conflict resolution skills

PROFESSIONALISM

Personally and Professionally Accountable

• Holds self and others accountable for mutual professional expectations and outcomes
• Adheres to the organization’s professional attire (dress code) policy

• Treats our customers’ with respect and courtesy. Keeping their information confidential.
• Demonstrates a behavior which is always willing to assist
• Complies with the organization’s code of conduct and compliance standards
• Maintains proper use of timekeeping system to record time

Career Planner

• Maintains professional license and/or certification as applicable to job
• Acts on feedback about personal strengths and weaknesses
• Completes annual organization education requirements

Trustworthy

• Prudent in showing care for staff organization
• Consistently reliable, truthful and honest
• Ability to hear and convey important and difficult information up and down the organization
• Maintains a level of competency to provide reliable positive outcomes in areas of responsibility