LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse CA-Local contract

Sweetwater Care; California; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks an LVN with nursing management experience to oversee patient care in a long-term setting. The role emphasizes infection control, quality improvement, and accurate charting with PointClickCare.

Ideal candidate holds an active California LVN license, has long-term care experience, and can coordinate with physicians and other departments to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California.
• Experience in long-term care settings.
• Nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience with charting and physician orders.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Nursing management

Leadership

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 of California
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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