Licensed Vocational Nurse I - Pool

Under supervision and direction of a Registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or MD performs nursing duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act, in the care of patients in a hospital inpatient setting or out patient clinic of a hospital, Public Health clinic or mental health clinic; and to do other work as required. The Licensed Vocational Nurse is not an independent practitioner. Licensed Vocational nurses in this class have less than 1-year experience working as a LVN. Licensed Vocational Nurse I's are distinguished from the Licensed Vocational Nurse II level in that the latter have 1 year or more of nursing experience. The Licensed Vocational Nurse I is distinguished from the class of Nursing Assistant, Health Services Assistant, or Medical Assistant, in that a state license is required of incumbents and they perform a more highly skilled form of nursing care.

* Provides nursing care to patients within the scope of the Licensed Vocational Nurse Practice Act; prepares patients for Doctors. Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and cares for them during treatment; administers medications subcutaneous, intramuscularly, intradermal, subdermal, and/or orally. * Takes temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure of patients as necessary; applies and changes dressings; may collect specimens for laboratory analysis; assists doctors, Mid level providers, and Registered Nurses in performing examinations, tests and treatments. * Performs veina-puncture, injections of medications including biological immunizations for pediatric and adults, including the provision of Tuberculin Skin tests, Coccidioidin skin tests and Histoplasmin skin test in the course of a tuberculosis control program. * Performs documentation as required within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act, and established rules of charting. Charts treatments and medications and maintains pertinent medical records; maintains clinical records and reports; reviews charts to determine what type of treatment patient may require and to assure proper clinic scheduling and continuity of care. * Counsels, advises and educates patients regarding proper health care methods; sets clinic appointments per established policies and procedures.

Knowledge of: Current principles, techniques and procedures used with in the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; medical terminology, hospital and/or health care procedures and equipment; medication administration as outlined in the policies and procedures. Ability to: Skillfully perform vocational nursing duties and responsibilities within the scope of professional practice of the Nurse Practice Act, learn and follow policies and procedures; establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, mid level providers, patients and co-workers; complete and maintain reports and clinical records per established policies and procedures.