Clinic LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse

CentralCare Inc -

Specialty : Clinic / Primary Care

Location : Los Angeles Air Force Base

Degree / Education : Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate State agency and accredited by the Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) or another acceptable accreditation body

Licensure : Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.

Experience : Shall have practiced as an LVN performing hands-on patient care in the outpatient clinical setting for at least 24 months within the past 36 months.

Job Responsibilities :

• Initiate, perform and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations.
• Complete assigned patient care based on the patients’ conditions, use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments, and accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information.
• Observe, identify and respond to the patient’s needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient / family education
• Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and / or intravenous) and perform treatments according to established policies / procedures.
• Prepare and administer appropriate vaccinations to variable patient populations, including pediatrics according to established policies / procedures and guidelines used in the MTF.
• Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and / or MD / DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed.
• Perform support duties for complex diagnostic tests and / or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient’s condition before, during, and following the procedure.
• Orient peers and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice.
• Integrate healthy work environment principles that result in improved patient healthcare delivery, education of patients and their families and employee satisfaction.

In addition to the minimum requirements listed above, the following are required for the Licensed Vocational Nurse :

• Serves as a Vocational Nurse performing patient care and nursing administrative duties for outpatients in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Monitors and records age-appropriate physiological measurements.
• Orients new patients to the clinic / hospital environment.
• Assists with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed.
• Provides individualized patient teaching on appropriate topics to include preventative healthcare and health maintenance.
• Prepares and positions patients for diagnostic testing, examinations, treatments, and clinical procedures.
• Performs appropriate portions of medical examinations, treatment, diagnostic, and clinical procedures.
• Records treatment, procedure rendered, and observed effects.
• Identifies patient problems and accurately notifies nursing team of observations.
• Prepares and administers medications in accordance with scope of practice and training.
• Recognizes and responds to emergencies and performs basic life support measures.
• Performs appropriate portions of physical examinations including age appropriate physical measurements.
• Adheres to infection control procedures including use of personal protective equipment, disposal of waste, and aseptic technique.
• Performs central sterile supply duties.
• Ensures all equipment is properly assembled, operates, cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift. Ensures preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed.
• Performs medical records reviews and applies appropriate protocols and guidelines to determine medical needs.
• Maintains patient medical records in electronic format as well as hard copy as required.
• Prepares and submits administrative reports.
• Participates in training and continuing education programs for new procedures, techniques, and equipment.
• Ensures a safe work environment and employee safe work habits.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate, professional, interpersonal relationships with coworkers, families, peers, and other team members.
• Must have understanding of and ability to prepare and administer, sublingual, topical, inhalation medications.
• Conducts and accurately documents history and physical, treatments, procedure rendered, and observed effects in accordance with scope of practice and training, ensuring timeliness, accuracy of content and signature.
• Ensures patient privacy and personal dignity throughout all procedures
30+ days ago