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LVN - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | la mesa, California |
About this job
Under direct supervision of an RN or provider performs routine patient care, excluding administration of IV medications and venipuncture, following established policies, procedures and standards; follows Quality of Service Standards; follows Universal Precautions.
Essential Functions:
* May perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider.
* Cleaning or irrigating wound after provider's assessment and instructions, shaving and skin preparation, ear washes, NG insertion&lavage, urinary catheter insertion&irrigation.
* Reinforce standardized self care procedures as directed by licensed provider.
* Recognizes and responds to acute emergency situation following established procedures.
* Orients patients to system policies and practices.
* Provides appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction.
* Reviews instruction sheet with patient.
* Administers medications, excluding IV medications, as ordered by provider.
* Observes and documents patients' response to medications and therapy.
* May perform tuberculin, coccidioidin and histoplasmin skin tests, provides such tests are part of a tuberculosis control program.
* May perform immunizations provides they are based upon written protocols.
* Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up or laying out instruments, drapes and sponges contained in sterile trays and assembling equipment items as required for particular procedures as directed.
* May assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.
* Provides assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and/or various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping.
* May hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by the physician.
* Assures safety of patient during procedures.
* May prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens.
* May clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.
* Follows Universal Precautions. Reports incidents of failure to follow procedures to Department Administrator or designee.
* Maintains departmental files, performing duties such as pulling file and assembling forms prior to appointment, and filing returned diagnostic reports as directed.
* Initiates and/or completes diagnostic rest forms per provider order, telephones prescriptions to pharmacies, relays medical information from physician to patient, and relays information from patient to physician.
* Charts in patient's medical record as indicated.
* May perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, tests to determine. PH, protein, PKU.
* May perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests and visual acuities.
* Collects, by non-invasive and invasive techniques, and preserves specimens for testing, including urine, and sputum and stool.
* Participates in Department Quality Assurance activities.
* Performs other duties, as required, such as checking patients' medical records for incomplete data and relaying message to staff personnel.
* Note: Specific duties may vary depending on assignment.
* Note: Bold print indicates the differences between an MAII&LVN.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* N/A.
Education
* N/A.
Licenses, Certifications, Registrations
* Current CA LVN license and BLS certification.
Additional Requirements:
* Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions.
* Ability to work effectively with the public.
* Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Notes:
* Travel required 10% of the time.
* Primary locations Rancho San Diego, Bostonia and La Mesa but may be required to work in other San Diego Service Area pediatric locations.
* Primarily days but may be required to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
* RSD03
Essential Functions:
* May perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider.
* Cleaning or irrigating wound after provider's assessment and instructions, shaving and skin preparation, ear washes, NG insertion&lavage, urinary catheter insertion&irrigation.
* Reinforce standardized self care procedures as directed by licensed provider.
* Recognizes and responds to acute emergency situation following established procedures.
* Orients patients to system policies and practices.
* Provides appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction.
* Reviews instruction sheet with patient.
* Administers medications, excluding IV medications, as ordered by provider.
* Observes and documents patients' response to medications and therapy.
* May perform tuberculin, coccidioidin and histoplasmin skin tests, provides such tests are part of a tuberculosis control program.
* May perform immunizations provides they are based upon written protocols.
* Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up or laying out instruments, drapes and sponges contained in sterile trays and assembling equipment items as required for particular procedures as directed.
* May assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.
* Provides assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and/or various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping.
* May hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by the physician.
* Assures safety of patient during procedures.
* May prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens.
* May clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.
* Follows Universal Precautions. Reports incidents of failure to follow procedures to Department Administrator or designee.
* Maintains departmental files, performing duties such as pulling file and assembling forms prior to appointment, and filing returned diagnostic reports as directed.
* Initiates and/or completes diagnostic rest forms per provider order, telephones prescriptions to pharmacies, relays medical information from physician to patient, and relays information from patient to physician.
* Charts in patient's medical record as indicated.
* May perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, tests to determine. PH, protein, PKU.
* May perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests and visual acuities.
* Collects, by non-invasive and invasive techniques, and preserves specimens for testing, including urine, and sputum and stool.
* Participates in Department Quality Assurance activities.
* Performs other duties, as required, such as checking patients' medical records for incomplete data and relaying message to staff personnel.
* Note: Specific duties may vary depending on assignment.
* Note: Bold print indicates the differences between an MAII&LVN.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
* N/A.
Education
* N/A.
Licenses, Certifications, Registrations
* Current CA LVN license and BLS certification.
Additional Requirements:
* Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions.
* Ability to work effectively with the public.
* Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Notes:
* Travel required 10% of the time.
* Primary locations Rancho San Diego, Bostonia and La Mesa but may be required to work in other San Diego Service Area pediatric locations.
* Primarily days but may be required to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
* RSD03