LVN Contracts available in Fresno, Ca

Sweetwater Care; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Fresno, CA seeks an LVN with nursing management experience to lead clinical operations in a long-term care setting, ensuring care aligns with physician orders, center policies, and regulatory guidelines.

Responsibilities include medication administration, patient education, infection control, quality improvement participation, and collaboration with physicians. California LVN license required; PointClickCare experience preferred; LTC background a plus.

Qualifications

• California LVN license required.
• Minimum 1 year nursing management preferred.
• Long-term care experience preferred.
• PointClickCare charting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of infection control practices.
• Participates in and assists with the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement, and monitoring.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admits, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and per facility policy.
• Executes treatments timely and per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders when allowed by Nurse Practice Act.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Infection control knowledge

Quality improvement

Patient education

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 California, if contract is in the state of Califonia. Have a compact license if working in a Compact state.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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.