LVN Charge Nurse AM/PM NEEDED

Sweetwater Care; Fowler (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks an LVN/LPN to lead nursing services within scope of practice, ensuring residents receive high-quality care in accordance with standards and policies.

The role emphasizes hands-on supervision, charting using PCC, and adherence to state guidelines. You will collaborate with physicians, coordinate admissions/discharges, and support quality of life initiatives while maintaining regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Current LVN/LPN license in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire one.
• Long term care experience required.
• POINT CLICK CARE charting experience.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day nursing assistants' functions per rules and guidelines.
• Ensure nursing staff comply with policies and procedures established.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as necessary.
• Follow charting and incident reporting procedures.
• Follow narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction procedures.
• Document changes in patient conditions including nutrition, infections, weight loss, etc.
• Utilize Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notify applicable departments of room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Long term care

PCC charting

Nursing supervision

Narcotic counts

Incident reporting

Policy compliance

Education

LVN/LPN license

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Provides nursing care within scope of practice to ensure patient’s needs are met in accordance with standards of practice, physician orders, center policies as well as state, federal and local guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE
• Current LVN/LPN license in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire one.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines
• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as necessary
• Follows established procedure for charting and incident reporting.
• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Document and notify applicable departments of any patient's room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.

Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

FullShift Staffing provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.