Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN PM shift

Sweetwater Care; Auberry (CA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Auberry, CA is seeking an LVN with leadership experience to provide nursing care within scope of practice, following physician orders, center policies, and state guidelines.

The role emphasizes medication administration, patient education, and collaboration with physicians. Prior long-term care and PointClickCare charting experience are preferred to support quality care and efficient operations. This is a full-time on-site position.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California.
• Minimum 1 year nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience in long-term care.
• PointClickCare charting experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice per standards, physician orders, and center policies.
• Participates in and assists with the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring in programs.
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admissions, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders as allowed by the Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

Nursing management experience

Long term care experience

Education

Licensed 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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