LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, L.V.N

Sweetwater Care; Delano (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking an LVN with managerial capabilities to oversee nursing operations within the facility, ensuring patient care aligns with standards and physician orders.

The role emphasizes timely medication administration, patient education, and collaboration with physicians. A CA LVN license and long-term care experience are required, with familiarity in PointClick Care charting and a focus on quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Current California LVN license.
• 1 year nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience required.
• PointClick Care charting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and use of infection control procedures.
• Participates in Quality Improvement program implementation.
• Utilizes systems to identify, place, and monitor patients in programs.
• Notifies departments of patient status changes and admissions/discharges.
• Provides family and patient education.
• Administers medications and treatments per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and executes physician orders where allowed.
• Attends rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

Nursing Management

Infection Control

Quality Improvement

Education

California LVN License

Tools

PointClick Care

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

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