TRAVEL LICENSED VOCATIONAL/PRACTICAL NURSE

Sweetwater Care; Deer Lodge (MT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in Deer Lodge, Montana, seeks a licensed LVN/LPN with nursing management experience to lead nursing operations on site. Responsibilities include infection control, quality improvement participation, patient education, and timely medication administration, in accordance with physician orders and regulatory guidelines.

The role requires long-term care experience and familiarity with PointClickCare charting.

Qualifications

• Currently licensed LVN in the state of California; compact license if working in a compact state.
• One year of nursing management experience preferred.
• Long-term care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of the Infection Control Manual.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement Program.
• Uses the Quality Life Manual for identification, placement and monitoring of patients.
• Notifies other departments of patient changes (room changes, LOA, admit/discharge).
• Conducts family and patient education.
• Administers medications and treatments timely per facility policy.
• Receives, transcribes and carries out physician orders per Nurse Practice Act where allowed.
• Mawes rounds with physicians when necessary.

Skills

Nursing management

Infection control

Quality Improvement

Education

Licensed LVN/LPN

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 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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