Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN Day shift, PM shift

Sweetwater Care; California (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking a qualified Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to provide high-quality nursing care in a long-term care setting. You will follow physician orders, adhere to center policies, and uphold state and local guidelines to meet resident needs.

Responsibilities include medication administration, patient education, and supporting continuous quality improvement. Familiarity with PointClickCare charting is a plus; prior long-term care experience is preferred but not

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California is required.
• Long-term care experience preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice per policies and guidelines.
• Supports Quality Improvement Program and patient education.
• Monitors patients in appropriate programs per Life Manual and communicates changes to the team.
• Administers medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders when allowed by law.
• Participates in rounds with physicians as needed.

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in California

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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