Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN PM shift

Sweetwater Care; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks a licensed LVN to provide nursing care within the scope of practice, ensuring patient needs are met per physician orders and facility policies. The role requires timely administration of medications and treatments, and coordination with the care team.

Experience in long-term care and familiarity with PointClickCare charting are preferred. Ability to participate in rounds with physicians when needed, under the Nurse Practice Act.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California.
• 1 year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience.
• PointClickCare charting experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice per standards and physician orders.
• Implements Quality Improvement Program.
• Identifies and monitors patients in appropriate programs.
• Notifies departments of patient changes and admissions/discharges.
• Educates patients and families.
• Administers medications timely per facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receives and carries out physician orders as allowed by law.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management experience

Education

California LVN license

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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