San Joaquin/Stanislaus County On-Call Licensed Vocational Nurse

San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties, CA
Per Diem | Rotating Week-On / Week-Off Schedule

Sunbright Home Health & Hospice is seeking a dependable and compassionate On-Call Runner Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to provide skilled nursing support to patients in their homes throughout San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties.

This role is ideal for an LVN who is flexible, clinically strong, and comfortable working independently while supporting patients and families during after-hours and urgent care needs.

This position follows a rotating one-week-on / one-week-off on-call schedule:

• On-call begins Monday at 5:00 PM

• Ends the following Monday at 8:30 AM

• Includes evenings, overnight, weekends, and holidays during the assigned week

If the office is closed for a holiday, the On-Call Runner LVN will be responsible for providing full-day coverage to ensure patient needs are met.

• Provide skilled nursing care in accordance with the patient’s plan of care under the supervision of an RN

• Respond to after-hours patient needs including phone triage and urgent in-person visits (“runner” visits)

• Perform nursing assessments, treatments, wound care, and symptom management as appropriate

• Communicate patient condition changes promptly to the supervising RN and clinical team

• Educate patients and caregivers on medications, symptom control, and supportive care

• Complete accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record

• Maintain compliance with all state, federal, and agency policies

• Ability to provide additional runner coverage as needed when other on-call staff are unavailable due to illness, vacation, or scheduling gaps

• Must be flexible and willing to assist with urgent patient visits to ensure continuity of care across the service area

• Current and active California LVN License

• Current CPR/BLS Certification

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience (home health or hospice preferred)

• Reliable transportation, valid CA driver’s license, and auto insurance

• Ability to travel throughout San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties

• Strong communication, assessment, and time-management skills

• Hospice or home health experience

• EMR documentation experience

• Wound care and symptom management skills

• Community-based patient care in home settings

• Frequent travel between patient visits

• Independent on-call responsibilities with clinical team support

• Competitive per-visit and on-call pay (based on experience)

• Mileage reimbursement

• Supportive and collaborative clinical team environment