LVNs needed for SHORT TERM CONTRACT

Sweetwater Care; Ukiah (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks an experienced Licensed Vocational Nurse to provide hands-on nursing care within scope of practice, under physician orders and facility policies. The role emphasizes leadership in a long-term care setting and adherence to infection control standards.

Responsibilities include medication and treatment administration, patient placement, family education, and regular rounds with physicians.

Qualifications

• California LVN license is required; compact license accepted.
• Minimum 1 year nursing management experience preferred.
• Long term care experience required.
• PointClickCare charting experience beneficial.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Nursing leadership

Care coordination

Communication

Education

LVN license (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, 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.