LVN Licensed Vocational Nurses

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

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Williams, CA seeks an LPN to provide nursing care within scope, ensuring patient needs are met per standards, physician orders, and policies. The role emphasizes nursing management, quality improvement participation, and effective communication with departments and families.

The position requires current LPN licensure in the state, with a preference for 1 year of nursing management experience and long-term care exposure.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Infection Control Manual.
• Understands, participates and assists in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses the Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement, and monitoring in programs.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely according to facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely according to facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders when allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Might make rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Patient care

Education

LPN 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 LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENE

POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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