NOW HIRING Local LVN

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

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California is seeking a licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to provide nursing care within the scope of practice, adhering to standards, physician orders, and center policies. You will participate in quality improvement activities, educate patients and families, administer medications and treatments, and communicate changes to other departments as needed.

Experience in long-term care and familiarity with PointClickCare charting are preferred, with support for ongoing professional

Qualifications

• Currently licensed LVN in California.
• One year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience in long-term care.
• Experience with PointClickCare charting.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care within scope of practice per regulations and center policies.
• Administer medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Notify other departments of patient changes and coordinate care.
• Conduct family and patient education and participate in quality improvement activities.

Skills

Nursing management experience

Long-term care experience

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 of California
• One-year prior nursing management experience preferred, not required.
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• POINT CLICK CARE CHARTING EXPERIENCE

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