LVN -Outpatient- Lvl II - Riverside Med Center - Obstetrics/Gyn - Full Time

About the Role

Provides nursing care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse or physician/advanced practice provider. Utilizes observational skills to observe nursing interventions and assists medical staff to ensure optimal care within established policies, procedures, and standards. Demonstrates performance consistent with the organization's Mission, Vision, and Strategic Plan, ensuring quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice while treating coworkers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits excellent customer relations with patients, visitors, providers, and co-workers; shows courtesy, compassion, and respect.
• Provides therapeutic patient care in accordance with the patient’s plan established by physician/advanced practice providers and/or a registered nurse within the scope of practice.
• Transcribes physician/advanced practice provider orders as directed by policy.
• Communicates directly with a registered nurse to institute changes in the plan of care; assists with and contributes to the development of a nursing care plan.
• Administers specified medication appropriately and accurately following the provider’s orders and/or standing orders within scope of practice.
• Executes treatments such as urinary catheterizations, placement of intravenous catheters, bladder irrigations and instillations, suctioning procedures, throat irrigations, enemas, and utilizes equipment as required.
• Adheres to infection prevention and control policies and procedures, including high-level disinfectant, point-of-use, and peel packs policies.
• Performs related patient care functions such as taking temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure readings; provides wound care; instructs patients in self-administered treatments or procedures; obtains specimens; ensures correct culture collection.
• Assists physicians, advanced practice providers, or other medical staff with examinations and treatments by selecting and passing instruments, providing patient support, draping, and other assistance as directed.
• Observes and documents patient condition by gathering signs, symptoms, and reactions to therapy; identifies unexpected and/or significant findings, initiates appropriate emergency procedures, and reports unusual conditions to the registered nurse/advanced practice provider in a timely manner.
• May start and maintain intravenous flow rate with certifications; notifies registered nurse/advanced practice provider/physician of any problems. May discontinue IV therapy except intra-cath and central venous lines.
• May perform venipuncture/blood withdrawal with certifications.
• Collects and processes specimens per policy, procedures, guidelines, and protocols.
• Provides non-complicated teaching following the registered nurse/advanced practice provider/physician plan for education; reports identified learning needs and discharge barriers.
• Ensures cleanliness of nursing module/station, patient exam room, and proper functioning of patient care equipment through visual inspection, routine testing, and other methods.
• Provides a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff; utilizes effective verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Performs in other departments or modules as assigned to maintain established standards of care and safety.
• Performs departmental back-office workflows including proactive office encounters, closing care gaps, patient outreach, access and/or nurse visits.
• Participates in staff meetings and in-service programs.
• Assists in ordering and distribution/stocking of module/department supplies and equipment.
• Accepts verbal and telephone orders from physicians/advanced practice providers.
• Supports patient communication and message management including patient emails, call center messages, and other back-office messages.
• Administers pulse oximetry, humidification therapy, spirometer, oxygen therapy via mask or nasal cannula, oral, nasal, and trach suctioning, and sputum induction.
• Documents care in Health Connect per policy, procedures, guidelines, and protocols.
• Performs other related duties as assigned, including orientation of new employees and assisting in coordinating the discharge process.
• Performs all job functions within license certification and scope of practice.
• Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills consistent with the organization’s philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service.
• Supports compliance with the Principles of Responsibilities (Kaiser Permanente’s Code of Conduct) by maintaining privacy and confidentiality, protecting organizational assets, acting with ethics and integrity, and adhering to applicable laws, regulations, and policies.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Vocational Nurse License (California).
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Minimum twelve (12) months or greater LVN direct patient care experience within the last three (3) years. Direct patient care experience may include medical office, acute care, home care services, and skilled nursing facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• IV Certification and Blood Withdrawal Certification preferred.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Shift: Day (08:30 AM – 05:00 PM).
• Schedule includes rotating weekends, holidays, and floating within the established seniority section.

Pay

$34.14 - $36.93 per hour. Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market-competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of the total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.