LVNs with wound care experience needed!

Sweetwater Care; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Fresno, CA seeks an LVN with management experience to oversee nursing operations in a long-term care setting. The role requires accurate administration of medications and treatments, and collaboration with physicians, families, and care teams.

The position emphasizes participation in quality improvement, patient placement decisions, and timely communication of changes across departments, with a focus on maintaining standards and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• California LVN license required.
• Nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care (LTC/SNF) experience preferred.
• PointClickCare charting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care within scope of practice aligned with standards, physician orders, and center policies.
• Participate in the Quality Improvement Program.
• Use the Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement, and monitoring in programs.
• Notify other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admissions, discharges).
• Conduct family and patient education.
• Administer medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receive, transcribe and carry out physician orders as permitted by the Nurse Practice Act.
• Join rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Patient education

Communication

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse – California

Tools

PointClickCare 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.
• 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.