Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN Day shift, PM shift

FullShift Staffing, LLC; California; On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team providing essential nursing care to patients in a supportive environment. This role emphasizes adherence to high standards of practice, ensuring that patient needs are met efficiently and compassionately. As a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), you'll play a crucial role in patient education, medication administration, and collaborating with physicians. The ideal candidate will have experience in long-term care and familiarity with Point Click Care charting. If you're passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and thrive in a dynamic healthcare setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LVN in California with long-term care experience.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to meet patient needs according to standards.
• Administers medications and treatments timely as per facility policy.

Skills

Nursing Care

Medication Administration

Patient Education

Infection Control

Quality Improvement

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Tools

Point Click Care

Job description

Objective

Provides nursing care within the 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

1. Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Company Infection Control Manual.
2. Understands, participates and assists in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
3. Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
4. Notifies other Departments of patient changes, i.e., room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge, etc.
5. Conducts family and patient education.
6. Demonstrates the ability to administer medications timely and according to facility policy.
7. Demonstrates the ability to administer treatments timely and according to facility policy.
8. Demonstrates ability to receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders, if allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
9. Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Qualifications

1. Currently licensed as LVN in the state of California.
2. One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
3. Long-term care experience.
4. 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.