IMMEDIATE OPENINGS (LVN) LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES 8 WEEK TRAVEL CONTRACTS

Sweetwater Care; San Mateo (CA); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 83.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking an LPN for travel assignments on an 8-week contract. The role provides nursing care within scope of practice, adhering to physician orders and facility policies while meeting state guidelines.

Responsibilities include infection control, participating in quality improvement, patient education, timely medication administration, and rounds with physicians as needed. California-licensed LPN with long-term care experience is preferred, and PCC charting

Qualifikationen

• Licensed LPN in California.
• 1 year nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience.
• Experience with Point Click Care charting.

Aufgaben

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice per physician orders and standards.
• Promotes infection control and participates in quality improvement activities.
• Educates patients and families about care plans and monitoring.
• Administers medications and treatments timely according to facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes and carries out physician orders as allowed by state law.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Kenntnisse

Nursing leadership

Patient care

Communication

Tools

PointClickCare

Jobbeschreibung

COME TRAVEL CALIFORNIA WITH LINKS STAFFING!!! 8 WEEK CONTRACTS

***MUST POCESS A CALIFORNIA LVN LICENSE***

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 LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• PIONT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE