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Sweetwater Care; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Davenport, IA is seeking an LPN with leadership experience to oversee nursing operations and ensure high-quality patient care in a long-term care setting.

You will administer medications and treatments, guide staff through policy, and participate in ongoing quality initiatives with physicians.

This role requires strong communication with families, adherence to state regulations, and a commitment to compassionate, compliant care.

Qualifications

• Oversee nursing operations and ensure quality patient care.
• Guide and educate nursing staff in care delivery and policy.
• Support infection control and quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Nursing management

Patient education

Medical charting

Education

LPN license in Iowa

Long-term care experience

Tools

PointClickCare charting

Job description

Rewarding, inspiring, and flexible!!!

You will find challenging, rewarding work every day alongside people who have as much compassion as you.

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 LPN in state
• One-year prior nursing managementexperience preferred
• LONG TERM CARE EXPERIENCE
• PIONT 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.