LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, L.V.N PM SHIFT

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

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Williams, CA is seeking an LVN with management experience to lead nursing care and ensure patient needs are met in alignment with standards and physician orders.

The role emphasizes LTC expertise, infection control, and collaboration with physicians, families, and departments to maintain high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California is required.
• At least 1 year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience in long-term care.
• PointClickCare charting experience.

Responsibilities

• Uses Infection Control Manual to guide care.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notifies departments of patient changes.
• Educates families and patients.
• Administers medications per facility policy.
• Administers treatments per policy.
• Receives and carries out physician orders when allowed.
• Makes rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

Nursing management experience

Long term care experience

Communication skills

Education

Licensed LVN in California

Tools

PointClickCare charting

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 of California
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• 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.