Licensed Vocational Nurse Immediate Need

Sweetwater Care; Martinez (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Martinez, CA seeks an LVN with nursing management experience to oversee day-to-day nursing operations and patient care. The role involves adherence to facility policies, active participation in the Quality Improvement Program, and coordination with physicians and other departments.

Applicants should hold a California LVN license (compact license acceptable), have long-term care exposure, and familiarity with PointClickCare charting.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California (or compact license)
• Minimum 1 year nursing management experience preferred
• Long-term care experience required
• PointClickCare charting experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care within scope of practice per policies and guidelines
• Participate in Quality Improvement Program
• Identify and monitor patients in appropriate programs
• Notify departments of patient changes and admissions/discharges
• Conduct family and patient education
• Administer medications and treatments per facility policy
• Transcribe and carry out physician orders as allowed
• Attend rounds with physicians as needed

Skills

Nursing management

Patient education

Communication

Quality improvement

Education

Licensed LVN (California)

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 LVN in state California, if contract is in the state of Califonia. Have a compact license if working in a Compact state.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

FullShift Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.