SNF Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) needed ASAP

Sweetwater Care; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Aurora, CO seeks an LVN with management experience to oversee nursing operations, ensuring patient care meets standards and adheres to physician orders and policies.

Responsibilities include infection control, quality improvement participation, and patient/family education; administer meds and treatments per policy, document orders, and rounds with physicians as needed.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed LVN; CA license or compact license acceptable in compact states.
• Minimum 1 year nursing management experience preferred.
• Experience in long-term care environments required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in quality improvement programs and infection control.
• Notifies departments of patient changes and admissions/discharges.
• Educates patients and families about care plans and policies.
• Administers medications and treatments per facility policy.
• Transcribes and implements physician orders; rounds with physicians as needed.

Skills

Nursing management

Long term care experience

Infection control awareness

Education

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license

Compact license acceptable

Tools

Point Click Care

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

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