LVN's wanted for short-term contract

Sweetwater Care; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Fresno, CA seeks a licensed LPN with leadership experience to manage nursing care in a long-term care setting. The role emphasizes infection control, quality improvement, and adherence to physician orders, with a focus on patient education and timely medications.

Qualifications include an active LPN license and LTC experience; familiarity with Point Click Care charting is preferred. Clinical supervision may be required alongside physicians and care teams.

Qualifications

• Licensed LPN in state.
• 1 year nursing management preferred.
• Long term care experience.
• Point Click Care/charting experience.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and use of Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notifies departments of patient changes.
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and per facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely and per facility policy.
• Transcribes and carries out physician orders as allowed.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Infection control

Quality improvement

Patient education

Medication administration

Vital signs monitoring

Education

LPN 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 LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE/PAPER CHARTING EXPERIENCE