Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN DAY shift

Sweetwater Care; Chico (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to provide high-quality nursing care within the scope of practice and center policies. The role includes administering medications and treatments on schedule, coordinating with physicians, families, and other departments, and ensuring patient comfort and safety under the Nurse Practice Act.

The ideal candidate has a California LVN license, prior nursing management experience preferred, and familiarity with long-term care and

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LVN in California.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred.
• Long term care experience is preferred.
• PointClickCare charting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice per standards, physician orders, and center policies.
• Notifies departments of patient changes and discharges.
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receives and carries out physician orders, where allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

Nursing management

Leadership

Education

California LVN license

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

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