Licensed Vocational Nurse-M/S Ortho Neuro-4S

Full-time - Entry Level

Visalia, CA

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care. It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.

Responsibilities

• Practice is guided by the practice outlined by the LVN Board for State of California and as delegated by the RN.
• Uses the results of quality of care/performance improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice.
• Collects clinical data for the RN to monitor quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
• Identifies aspects of care that are important for quality monitoring.
• Acts as a patient/resident advocate under the direction of the RN.
• Collaborates and communicates with the patient/resident, family, and other health care providers.
• Makes referrals, including provisions for continuity of care, as needed.
• Assists in development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practice guidelines to improve quality of care and nursing practice.
• Participates on interdisciplinary teams.
• Actions on behalf of patients/residents are determined in an ethical manner.
• Maintains patient confidentiality and privacy within legal and regulatory parameters.
• Delivers care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that preserves patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the population served on the assigned unit or work area.
• Knowledgeable of growth and development for all patient/family cultural, linguistic, spiritual, gender, and age specific needs.
• Able to effectively communicate and care for patient and family as reflected in the Plan for Provision of Care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• CA Licensed Vocational Nurse
• BLS
• Kaweah Health approved crisis intervention training within 60 days of hire/transfer
• Intravenous therapy certification within six months of hire/transfer
• Blood withdrawal certification within six months of hire/transfer

Nice-to-haves

• Hospital experience