LVN's needed for AM shifts

Sweetwater Care; Willows (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks a dedicated LVN/LPN to provide nursing care within scope of practice, following standards and physician orders. The role requires current licensure, BLS/CPR, and LTC experience.

Responsibilities include charting, incident reporting, narcotics control, and patient condition documentation, with rounds alongside physicians as needed. Equal employment opportunity applies to all staff and applicants.

Qualifications

• Long-Term Care experience required.
• PointClickCare charting experience required.
• Current LVN/LPN license in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire.
• Nursing management experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Follows established charting procedures and incident reporting.
• Manages narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction per policy.
• Documents changes in patient conditions (nutrition, infections, skin changes, weight).
• Utilizes Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement and monitoring.
• Documents room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges and notifies relevant departments.
• Rounds with physicians when needed.

Skills

Nursing care

BLS/CPR certified

Charting

Geriatric care

Team collaboration

Education

LVN/LPN license

Tools

PointClickCare

Job description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Provides nursing care within scope of practice to ensure patient’s needs are met in accordance with standards of practice, physician orders, center policies as well as state, federal and local guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Long Term Care experience
• Point click care charting experience
• Current LVN/LPN license in practicing state.
• Current BLS/CPR certification or willingness to acquire one.
• Experience in nursing management is preferred but not required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follows established procedure for charting and incident reporting.
• Follows company procedures for narcotic counting, pharmacy orders, and restraint reduction.
• Documents any change in patient's conditions including but not limited to nutritional problems, infections, skin conditions, weight loss or any other noticeable changes.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement, and monitoring of patients in the appropriate programs.
• Document and notify applicable departments of any patient's room changes, LOA, new admits, or discharges.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

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.