LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, LVN

Sweetwater Care; Marion (IA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Marion, IA seeks an LVN with leadership responsibilities to provide nursing care within scope of practice and in accordance with policies and regulations. The role includes coordinating care, supervising staff, and ensuring adherence to infection control and quality improvement measures.

Qualified candidates have an LVN license (compact license preferred if applicable), LTC experience, and familiarity with PointClickCare charting.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LVN; compact license accepted if practicing in a compact state.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred.
• Long term care experience required.
• PointClickCare charting experience.

Responsibilities

• Uses Infection Control Manual knowledge and applies it in daily care.
• Participates in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement and monitoring.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes and carries out physician orders per Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Leadership/management

Nursing coordination

Communication

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license

Compact license requirement

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.