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Sweetwater Care; Red Bluff (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Red Bluff, CA seeks an LVN with nursing management experience to provide nursing care within the scope of practice, ensuring patient needs are met in line with standards and physician orders.

The role involves implementing infection control measures, participating in quality improvement, educating patients and families, coordinating rounds with physicians, and ensuring timely administration of medications and treatments as per policy.

Qualifications

• Current LVN license in California (or compact license for out-of-state work).
• Minimum one year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience required.
• Experience with Point Click Care charting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program implementation.
• Uses Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement and monitoring.
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admissions, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receives and carries out physician orders as allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Infection control

Quality Improvement

Patient education

Education

California LVN license (or compact license)

Tools

Point Click Care charting

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

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