LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, LVN NOC SHIFT CONTRACT

Sweetwater Care; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Fresno, CA seeks an LVN to provide nursing care within the scope of practice and to ensure patient needs are met per standards, orders, and regulations. The role emphasizes medication administration, patient education, and collaboration with physicians in a long-term care setting.

Qualified candidates are licensed LVNs in California, with preferred but not required prior nursing management experience and PCC charting familiarity, supporting quality improvement and patient

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LVN in California.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• Long term care experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow Infection Control Manual procedures.
• Participate in Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilize the Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notify departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admits, discharge).
• Conduct family and patient education.
• Administer medications timely per facility policy.
• Administer treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receive, transcribe, and carry out physician orders when allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Make rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management experience

Care planning

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 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

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.