LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, L.V.N AM, PM SHIFT TRAVEL

Sweetwater Care; Manteca (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking an LPN with leadership skills to provide nursing care within scope and ensure patient needs are met according to standards and physician orders.

The role involves coordinating care, participating in infection control, quality improvement, patient and family education, medication administration, and collaboration with physicians. This on-site position requires a California LPN license and long-term care experience.

Qualifications

• Must hold a current LPN license in the state.
• Prior nursing management experience preferred but not required.
• Long-term care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge and proper use of the Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in Quality Improvement programs.
• Uses the Quality Life Manual to identify, place, and monitor patients.
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room, LOA, admits, discharge).
• Educates patients and families.
• Administers medications timely per policy.
• Delivers treatments per policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and executes physician orders as allowed.
• Rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

LPN License

Nursing management

Long-term care experience

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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