Contracted PM LVN needed asap!

Sweetwater Care; Tracy (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking a licensed LVN to oversee nursing care within the facility, aligning practice with physician orders, center policies, and state guidelines. This role emphasizes leadership in infection control, quality improvement, and coordination of patient care.

You will educate families, monitor patient changes, and collaborate with departments to ensure timely medication administration and treatments.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LVN in California.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred.
• SNF/LTC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice per standards and physician orders.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program and infection control.
• Educates patients and families; coordinates patient changes and admissions/discharges.
• Receives and carries out physician orders and assists in rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

Infection control knowledge

Quality Improvement participation

Patient education

Interdepartmental communication

Education

California LVN license

Nursing management experience (1 year) preferred

SNF/LTC experience preferred

Job description

Objective

Provides nursing care within scope of practice to ensure patient’s needs are met in accordance with standards of practice, physician orders, center policies and procedures, and state, federal and local guidelines.

Principal Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Company Infection Control Manual.
• Understands, participates and assists in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Notifies other Departments of patient changes, i.e., room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge, etc.
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Demonstrates the ability to administer medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Demonstrates the ability to administer treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LVN in state California.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
• SNF/LTC experience preferred.