NOW HIRING LVN/LPN 4-13 WEEK TRAVEL CONTRACT

Sweetwater Care; Myrtle Beach (SC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Myrtle Beach, SC seeks an experienced LVN nursing manager to lead clinical operations within your scope of practice and policies. This role emphasizes timely medication and treatment administration, patient and family education, and collaboration with physicians during rounds.

The ideal candidate holds a current LVN license (California for CA contracts or compact license where allowed) and has 1 year of management experience in long-term care, with PCC charting experience

Qualifications

• Current LVN license (California if contract is in CA); compact license accepted in compact states.
• Minimum 1 year nursing management experience (preferred).
• Long-term care experience required; PCC charting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Notify departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, new admits, discharge).
• Conduct family and patient education.
• Administer medications timely and according to facility policy.
• Administer treatments timely and according to facility policy.
• Receive, transcribe, and execute physician orders as allowed by Nurse Practice Act.
• Make rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Infection control

Quality improvement

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license

Tools

PointClickCare (PCC) 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, 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.