LVN/LPN 4 WEEK CONTRACT ASAP START

Sweetwater Care; Yuba City (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking an LVN supervisor to oversee nursing care and ensure patient needs are met per standards and physician orders.

Role requires California LVN licensure (compact license a plus) and prior long-term care management exposure, with responsibilities including medication administration, physician order implementation, and rounds with physicians as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed LVN in California; compact license preferred for cross-state work.
• Minimum 1 year of nursing management experience.
• Experience in long-term care settings.
• Familiar with PointClickCare charting.

Responsibilities

• Administers medications timely according to facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely according to facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders as allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admit, discharge).

Skills

Licensed LVN California

Compact 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.