The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) performs a wide variety of patient care activities under the direction of Registered Nursing personnel in the Emergency Department. The LVN assists in providing care through the nursing process in collaboration with other members of the health care team in meeting total needs of the patients. Nursing duties include participating in the planning of patient care, assisting with examinations, procedures, and treatments, administering medications within scope of p... more details
Job Summary:
The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) performs a wide variety of patient care activities under the direction of Registered Nursing personnel in the Emergency Department. The LVN assists in providing care through the nursing process in collaboration with other members of the health care team in meeting total needs of the patients. Nursing duties include participating in the planning of patient care, assisting with examinations, procedures, and treatments, administering medications within scope of practice, and following medication management in accordance with HMNMH’s policies, procedures and all regulatory requirements. Duties also include assisting with ADL's, taking patients' vital signs, and recording results on patients' charts.
Licensure and Certification:
Current, active, unencumbered California LVN license
Current BLS, ACLS, and PALS provider cards
Current MAB certification
Completion of I.V. Therapy course and certification preferred, or completion of I.V. Therapy course and certification within 6 months of employment
Education:
Graduate of a Vocational Nursing Program accredited by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (BVNPT)
Experience:
Minimum 1 year Emergency Department or Urgent Care experience preferred
Knowledge and Skills:
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong organizational skills
Critical thinking skills
Problem solving skills
Basic computer skills
Demonstrates appropriate use of independent judgement and decision making
Physical Demands – Patient Care:
Continuous standing/walking and occasional/intermittent sitting.
Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and shoulder level to handle/operate medical equipment/devices.
Frequent reaching above shoulder level and overhead.
Frequent forward bending, twisting, squatting and kneeling; occasional climbing.
Occasional repositioning and transferring patients weighing up to 200 pounds between bed, chair, and gurney.
Occasional lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Occasional/intermittent pushing of gurneys, wheelchairs, bed and other medical equipment over tiled and carpeted surfaces.
Continuous use of near vision to read medical equipment such as monitoring devices and reading documents and computer screens; hearing and verbal communication to interact with patients, co-workers, and other customers.
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