LVN - Vandever - Family Medicine - FT (40) - 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM

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.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider.
• Clean or irrigate wounds 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.
• Recognize and respond to acute emergency situations following established procedures.
• Orient patients to system policies and practices; provide appropriate instruction sheets based on provider direction and review them with the patient.
• Administer medications (excluding IV medications) as ordered by provider; observe and document patient’s response to medications and therapy.
• Perform tuberculin, coccidioidin, and histoplasmin skin tests as part of a tuberculosis control program, and administer immunizations based on written protocols.
• Complete necessary arrangements or organize treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up sterile trays and assembling required equipment.
• Assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.
• Provide assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and diagnostic examinations by positioning, draping, holding clamps or retractors, sponging vascular areas, and passing instruments as directed by the physician.
• Prepare and transport medical equipment and laboratory specimens; clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.
• Maintain departmental files, including pulling files, assembling forms, and filing diagnostic reports.
• Initiate and/or complete diagnostic request forms per provider order, telephone prescriptions to pharmacies, relay medical information between physician and patient, and chart in patient’s medical record as indicated.
• Perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, pH, protein, PKU, hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests, and visual acuities.
• Collect and preserve specimens for testing using non-invasive and invasive techniques, including urine, sputum, and stool.
• Participate in Department Quality Assurance activities.
• Perform other duties as required, such as checking medical records for incomplete data and relaying messages to staff.

Requirements

• Vocational Nurse License (California).
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Ability to work effectively with the public.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.
• Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Consistently demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service.

Schedule

• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Variable hours between 6:30 AM and 7:30 PM, including weekend shifts.
• May be required to float to other Central locations.

Pay

$35.36 - $38.53 per hour.