LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE (LVN) SHORT TIME CONTRACT

Sweetwater Care; Visalia (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Visalia, CA seeks an LPN to provide nursing care within scope of practice and state guidelines. You will coordinate patient care with staff, follow physician orders, and participate in quality initiatives.

The role includes timely medication administration, treatments, and rounds with physicians when needed. California LPN license and long-term care experience are required or preferred, with PCC charting experience a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as LPN in California.
• Experience in long-term care.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• Familiarity with PointClickCare charting.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice, following standards and physician orders.
• Assists in infection control and quality improvement programs.
• Administers medications and treatments timely per policy.
• Receives, transcribes and executes physician orders when allowed by statute.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management experience

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 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 LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE