Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN AM, PM shift

Sweetwater Care; Roseland (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care seeks an LVN in California to provide nursing care within scope of practice in a long-term care facility. The role emphasizes adherence to standards, physician orders, and facility policies, with opportunities to participate in policy-driven care and patient education.

The position requires current CA LVN licensure, with a preference for those with nursing management experience and familiarity with Point Click Care charting.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California
• One-year nursing management experience preferred, not required
• Long term care experience required
• Point Click Care charting experience desired

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in and assists in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the 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 according to facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely according to facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders (if allowed by Nurse Practice Act).
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Long term care experience

Point Click Care charting experience

Tools

Point Click 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 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.