LVN Licensed Vocational Nurses need for Travel contract PM shift.

Sweetwater Care; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse with leadership skills to provide nursing care within scope of practice, follow physician orders and center policies to meet patient needs.

The role emphasizes medication administration, timely treatments, and rounds with physicians, with a focus on coordinating care and education for patients and families; prior nursing management and long-term care experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed as LVN in state CALIFORNIA.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
• Long term care experience.
• PointClickCare charting experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care within scope of practice per standards and physician orders.
• Demonstrates ability to administer medications timely and according to policy.
• Demonstrates ability to administer treatments timely and according to policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders as allowed.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admissions, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.

Skills

Nursing management

Long-term care

Education

Licensed LVN in California

Tools

PointClickCare

Job description

Rewarding, inspiring, and flexible!!!

You will find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you.

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
• One-year prior nursing managementexperience preferred
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• PIONT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE