Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN PM, NOC shift

Sweetwater Care; Lemoore (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care is seeking an LVN in California to provide nursing care within scope of practice, adhering to physician orders, center policies, and state and local guidelines. The role emphasizes patient needs and quality care in a licensed facility.

Responsibilities include implementing infection control, supporting quality improvement, documenting care in PointClickCare, educating families and patients, administering medications and treatments timely, and coordinating physician orders as

Qualifications

• California LVN license required.
• Long-term care experience preferred.
• Minimum 1 year of nursing management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Implements infection control measures per manual and facility policies.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program and monitors patient programs.
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admissions, discharges).
• Educates families and patients.
• Administers medications and treatments timely per policy.
• Transcribes and carries out physician orders as allowed.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Education

Licensed 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.