
County of Riverside
Licensed Vocational Nurse I - Pool
$12.12 - $15.36 Hourly
$2,101.29 - $2,661.74 Monthly
$25,215.42 - $31,940.90 Annually
Multiple locations, CA
Full-Time
LVN0001
RUHS-Medical Center
06/04/2020
Continuous
$12.12 - $15.36 Hourly
$2,101.29 - $2,661.74 Monthly
$25,215.42 - $31,940.90 Annually
Multiple locations, CA
Full-Time
LVN0001
RUHS-Medical Center
06/04/2020
Continuous
Job Description
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.
Examples of Essential Duties
* 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.
Qualifications
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.
- Employer
- County of Riverside
- Phone
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(951) 955-3500
- Website
- http://rc-hr.com
- Address
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County Admin. Center P.O. Box 1569
4080 Lemon St., 7th floor
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
- Employer
- County of Riverside
- Phone
- (951) 955-3500
- Website
- http://rc-hr.com
- Address
-
County Admin. Center P.O. Box 1569
4080 Lemon St., 7th floor
Riverside, California, 92502-1569
- Licensed Vocational Nurse I - Pool Supplemental Questionnaire
- * QUESTION 1
- What is the highest level of education you have completed of an accredited nursing program?
- * QUESTION 2
- Do you have at least one year of full time experience as a Licensed Vocational Nurse?
- * QUESTION 3
- Do you possess a current Basic Life Support Certification issued by the American Heart Association?
- * QUESTION 4
- How many years of experience do you have as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the care of patients in an acute care or clinic assignment?
- * Required Question