Licensed Vocational Nurse, L.V.N

Sweetwater Care; Tulare (CA); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 76.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sweetwater Care in California seeks a licensed LVN to provide nursing care within scope of practice under state and facility guidelines. Primary responsibilities include patient care coordination, medication administration, and participation in infection control and quality improvement initiatives.

Applicants should hold a California LVN license, have long-term care experience, and preferably 1 year of nursing management experience, with familiarity in Point Click Care charting.

Qualifikationen

• Active California LVN license.
• 1 year nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience required or preferred.
• Experience with Point Click Care charting.

Aufgaben

• Apply infection control standards per Manual.
• Participate in Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilize Quality Life Manual for patient identification and placement.
• Notify other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admissions, discharges).
• Educate patients and families.

Kenntnisse

Licensed LVN CA

Nursing management experience

Long-term care experience

Tools

Point Click Care

Jobbeschreibung

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 of California
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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