Licensed Vocational Nurse- AM, NOC Shift

Sweetwater Care; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Visalia, California is looking for an LPN to provide nursing care within scope of practice and follow physician orders, center policies, and state guidelines. The role emphasizes timely medication administration and patient care.

Responsibilities include implementing infection control, participating in quality improvement, educating families and patients, coordinating with physicians, and rounds with physicians as needed.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LPN in CA.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of infection control protocol.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses Quality Life Manual to identify and monitor patients.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes.
• Educates patients and families.
• Administers medications timely per policy.
• Administers treatments timely per policy.
• Receives and transcribes physician orders as permitted.
• Makes rounds with physicians when needed.

Education

LPN license (CA)

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, but not required.