LVN's needed!

Sweetwater Care; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Napa, CA seeks an experienced LVN for nursing management to oversee patient care, comply with physician orders and center policies. The role supports quality initiatives and patient education, ensuring timely medications and treatments.

Qualified candidates have an LVN license in California, prior management experience, and familiarity with long-term care and Point Click Care charting. This full-time position involves coordination with multiple departments and periodic

Qualifications

• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
• Long term care experience.
• Point Click Care charting experience.
• Currently licensed as LVN in California.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care within scope of practice in accordance with standards and physician orders.
• Assist in implementing the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilize the Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notify other departments of patient changes and admissions/discharges.
• Conduct family and patient education.
• Administer medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receive, transcribe and carry out physician orders as allowed by the Nurse Practice Act.
• Occasionally make rounds with physicians when necessary.

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

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.