LVN's with Wound Care Experience

Sweetwater Care; Porterville (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Porterville, CA is seeking an experienced LVN to oversee nursing operations in a long-term care setting, ensuring patient needs are met and compliance with state and center policies.

The role emphasizes infection control adherence, quality improvement participation, timely medication administration, physician order processing, family education, and rounds with physicians as needed.

Qualifications

• Current California LVN license.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience in SNF/LTC settings preferred.
• Long-term care experience required.
• Experience with PointClickCare charting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to Infection Control Manual and applies guidelines.
• Supports Quality Improvement Program implementation.
• Uses Quality Life Manual for patient placement and monitoring.
• Notifies departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admits, discharge).
• Educates families and patients.
• Administers medications timely and per facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely and per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders per Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

Nursing management experience

Family/patient education

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in California

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.
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience in SNF/LTC settings preferred.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.