(L.V.N.) Licensed Vocational Nurse Needed

Sweetwater Care; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks a licensed LPN to provide nursing care within scope of practice and in alignment with physician orders, center policies, and state guidelines.

The role includes timely administration of medications and treatments, ensuring proper transcription and execution of orders as permitted, and collaborating with physicians during rounds to optimize patient outcomes. Long-term care experience and familiarity with PointClickCare are preferred.

Qualifications

• Current LPN license in California.
• Minimum one year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience in long-term care and PointClickCare charting.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care within scope of practice and physician orders.
• Administer medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders as allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Make rounds with physicians when necessary.
• Educate patients and families on care plans.

Skills

Medication administration

Patient care

Documentation

Team coordination

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Tools

PointClickCare

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 LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENE

POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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