SRS – Pediatric -LVN – Part Time –Variable Shift

What You Will Do

Affords patients (and parents/guardians), staff and physicians support to maintain operational efficiency and superior customer service while delivering quality care to the designated pediatric patient population. Assists in various administrative and clinical duties.

Required Qualifications

• Successful completion of LVN/LPN program.
• California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians - REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association - REQUIRED
• 1 Year LVN experience in related clinical area.
• Pediatric LVN experience highly preferred.
• Ambulatory care experience.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association - PREFERRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as pediatric LVN.
• Ambulatory care experience.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association - PREFERRED

Essential Functions

• Customer Service: Smiles, uses warm and professional tone of voice, introduces self using first name and role/title, wears name badge, provides physical assistance to patients, keeps PSR informed of back office events and status, refrains from discussing personal issues or patient related conditions where patients can overhear, maintains voice volume in patient care areas, adheres to Sharp HealthCare policies and procedures regarding confidentiality, maintains patient privacy, i.e., occupied exam room doors are kept shut, patient information is not discussed where it can be overheard or shared inappropriately, follows telephone etiquette and protocol.
• Department Efficiency and Effectiveness: Monitors patient flow, physician schedules, completes daily tasks to ensure quality and meet service standards, responds appropriately to changing circumstances and prioritizes responsibilities, maintains appropriate supply levels, cost-conscious in usage, participates in and prepares for site inspections, completes department inventories per guidelines, enters authorizations in a timely and accurate manner, utilizes both SRS and Rady's authorization processes, listens to patients and/or guardians, collects pertinent information, recognizes the urgency of the patient's problem and routes to physicians, returns phone calls according to physician instruction, may schedule patient appointments, participates in clinical projects as directed by the physician or manager.
• Nursing Competencies: Successfully completes Nursing Competencies with a score of 90% or greater in each section = GREAT. Successfully completes Nursing Competencies with a score of 90% or greater on all but one section = GOOD. Unsuccessful in passing more than one section of Nursing Competency Testing and/or failed to pass testing on second attempt = NEEDS IMPROVEMENT.
• Quality Initiatives: Completes quality assurance assignments as directed and ensures overall department compliance with requirements, completes related training as required.
• Technical Skills: Uses Universal precautions and demonstrates knowledge of infection control policies and procedures, provides direct patient care and successfully performs nursing tasks in assigned area and demonstrates technical expertise and competence, partners with physicians to continuously learn and expand clinical knowledge base, maintains knowledge of signs and symptoms of child abuse, California law regarding treatment of minors, and custodial versus noncustodial parental medical decision making, vaccinates patients aged newborn - 18 years, maintains knowledge of pediatric vaccine schedules, vaccination sites, recognizes and takes appropriate action for injection reactions, assists provider with procedures to include: circumcisions, frenotomies, ear piercing, and catheterizations to obtain urine specimens on pediatric patients, preps patient for procedure using sterile technique, ensures patient safety by utilizing appropriate restraints if required, provides comfort measures during and after procedure; observes for bleeding and dress wound, pediatric measurements: obtains height, weight, and head circumference for newborns to 18 years, recognizes deficits in growth progression and/or development and notifies provider, screens: provides accurate screenings for vision, hearing, transcutaneous bilirubin, autism, etc., utilizes equipment appropriately and according to age groups as appropriate, patient/guardian education: provides education as appropriate for: child development, asthma, autism, breastfeeding, healthy eating, use of medication equipment and/or medical equipment (i.e. Albueterol inhaler, crutches, etc.), utilizes CAIR to obtain immunization history for new patients, utilizes application to obtain vital information for newborn patients, this would include bilirubin levels, vitamin K levels, and vaccines administered during hospitalization, referral entry: utilizes both SRS portal and related applications to enter referral for services and/or supplies not provided in clinic.

Quality Initiatives

• Completes quality assurance assignments as directed and ensures overall department compliance with requirements.
• Completes related training as required.

Technical Skills

• Uses Universal precautions and demonstrates knowledge of infection control policies and procedures.
• Provides direct patient care and successfully performs nursing tasks in assigned area and demonstrates technical expertise and competence, within the established scope of practice.
• Partners with physicians to continuously learn and expand clinical knowledge base.
• Maintains knowledge of signs and symptoms of child abuse, California law regarding treatment of minors, and custodial versus noncustodial parental medical decision making.
• Vaccines for patients aged newborn - 18 years.
• Maintains knowledge of pediatric vaccine schedules, vaccination sites, recognizes and takes appropriate action for injection reactions.
• Affords patient care and assists with procedures to include: circumcisions, frenotomies, ear piercing, and catheterizations to obtain urine specimens on pediatric patients.
• Preps patient for procedure using sterile technique, ensures patient safety by utilizing appropriate restraints if required.
• Provides comfort measures during and after procedure; observes for bleeding and dress wound.
• Pediatric measurements: obtains height, weight, and head circumference for newborns to 18 years.
• Recognizes deficits in growth progression and/or development and notifies provider.
• Screens: provides accurate screenings for vision, hearing, transcutaneous bilirubin, autism, etc.
• Utilizes equipment appropriately and according to age groups as appropriate.
• Patient/Guardian education: provides education as appropriate for: child development, asthma, autism, breastfeeding, healthy eating, use of medication equipment and/or medical equipment (i.e. Albueterol inhaler, crutches, etc.).
• Utilizes CAIR to obtain immunization history for new patients.
• Utilizes application to obtain vital information for newborn patients.
• This would include bilirubin levels, vitamin K levels, and vaccines administered during hospitalization.
• Referral Entry: Utilizes both SRS portal and related applications to enter referral for services and/or supplies not provided in clinic.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.