Local Licensed Vocational Nurses Immediately Needed

Sweetwater Care; Galt (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

FullShift Staffing is looking for LVNs to come on full-time. New graduates are encouraged to apply and grow with our team in California.

Provides nursing care within scope of practice, adheres to center policies, administers medications and treatments timely, participates in quality programs, educates families, and collaborates with physicians on rounds as needed. Candidates should be licensed LVNs with strong teamwork and communication, ready to work under nurse practice act constraints and

Qualifications

• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge of Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and per facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely and per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes and carries out physician orders as allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

LVN

Nursing care

Medication administration

Patient education

Education

LVN license

Job description

FullShift Staffing is looking for LVN's to come on Full-time. New Graduates are encouraged to Apply! Come Join our Team and Grow with Us!!

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

One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.