Job Description

Description :

The Arc of San Diego is the largest, most comprehensive provider of services to children and adults with disabilities in San Diego County. We are a diverse team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about serving and empowering children and adults to live their most fulfilling and independent lives.

We live by our Person First, Person Centered value system to create meaningful days for our clients and each other. In hiring, we look for candidates that are a strong addition to our culture, as well as bring the talent and experience required by the position. We offer a positive, team-oriented work environment with opportunity for professional growth and continuous learning, and the chance to make an impact on someone\xe2\x80\x99s life in a meaningful way.

We are actively seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse. The LVN implements policies and procedures of Health Care Program in accordance with the state of California regulations and the Nursing Practice Act, and ensures provision of quality nursing care through review and revisions of the established policies and procedures. The LVN works collaboratively with the Interdisciplinary Team and coordinates all health care services as defined by State and Federal regulations provided to the individuals within the homes.

Status: Full Time

The pay range for this position is $38.00 to $38.00.

The regular work schedule is 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday. However, as part of this dynamic team, you will be required to work two weekends per month. To ensure a healthy work-life balance, you will flex a day during the week when you work the weekend shift. This way, we empower you to manage your time effectively while still making a meaningful impact on the lives of our clients.

Who you are:

• Believe in empowering individuals in living their most independent lives
• Are flexible and adaptable to different situations
• Multitasker and detail-oriented in completing administrative tasks
• Take pride in being a reliable and inclusive member of a team

A typical day will include:

• Evaluating consumer\xe2\x80\x99s health status by assessing each client as required by regulatory and/or agency policies
• Writing and maintaining health care plans for new clients upon admission
• Nursing Assessments and documenting exam findings in electronic health record
• Reviewing medications with pharmacist
• Assisting in writing and maintaining medical procedure manuals for group homes

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll need to be successful:

• Current California license as a Licensed Vocational Nurse
• 6 months of hands-on experience with persons with developmental disabilities
• 1 year of post-licensing clinical experience
• California Driver\xe2\x80\x99s license, current auto insurance, and acceptable DMV driving record

We\xe2\x80\x99d love it if you:

• Intermediate to Advanced computer skills and operating systems (MS Office, Zoom)
• Excellent communication, customer service, interpersonal, and organizations skills
• Are multi-lingual (English, Spanish, Tagalog)
• Experience using electronic case management systems such as Therap

The Arc of San Diego is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We have a strict policy against harassment and retaliation of any type and are dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.

Our goal is to provide a work environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as well as other disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on any protected class: race (including natural hairstyles), color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin, age (40 and over), medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex (including sexual harassment, sex stereotypes and pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, ancestry, genetic information/ characteristics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic or activity protected by law.

We also prohibit discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of the above characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived to have any of those characteristics.

The Arc of San Diego is a federal subcontractor and shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

The Arc of San Diego will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified candidates with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If candidates need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition, they should contact the Head of Human Resources.

The Arc of San Diego