LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE NEEDED PM SHIFT

Sweetwater Care; Sanger (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

FullShift Staffing is seeking an LVN in Visalia to provide nursing care within scope of practice and in accordance with physician orders and facility policies.

The candidate will demonstrate knowledge of infection control and participate in quality improvement, educate patients and families, and perform medication and treatment administration per policy. Rounds with physicians may be required.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LPN in state.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and use of Infection Control Manual.
• Supports Quality Improvement Program implementation.
• Uses Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Educates patients and families.
• Administers medications timely per facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders per Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

LPN license

Job description

THIS POSITION IS LOCATED IN VISALIA

FullShift Staffing is looking for LVN's to come on Perdiem/Part-time or Full-time.

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.