NOC SHIFT LVN needed ASAP

Sweetwater Care; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Fresno, CA is seeking an LVN with leadership skills to oversee nursing services and ensure patient care aligns with policies and standards.

The role involves implementing infection control, participating in quality improvement, coordinating physician orders, and educating patients and families. The candidate should hold an active LVN license in California and have prior management or SNF/LTC experience.

Qualifications

• Active LVN license in California.
• One-year nursing management experience preferred.
• One-year SNF/LTC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in and assists with the Quality Improvement Program.
• Utilizes the Quality Life Manual for patient identification, placement, and monitoring.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Administers treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes, and carries out physician orders when allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Makes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Licensed LVN

Nursing management experience

SNF/LTC experience

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
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred.
• One-year in SNF/LTC preferred.