LVN Er

Mission Community Hospital • Panorama City, CA

17d

About The Position

Mission Community Hospital, a 145-bed acute care facility in the San Fernando Valley, is seeking a full-time Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) for its Emergency Room. The position is on the night shift and works Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only.

The LVN performs services requiring technical and manual skills under the direction of a licensed physician or registered professional nurse. Duties include medication administration, treatments, participation in patient assessments, and patient care education. The role primarily serves critically ill through rehabilitating adolescent to geriatric patients, with care tailored to each patient’s functional and developmental needs.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of vocational nursing.
• Current California LVN license.
• Successful completion of a state-approved IV Therapy course and IV certification.
• Current BLS certification.
• Current MAB, PART, or CPI certification.
• NIHSS certification.
• Minimum of one year of LVN experience.
• Knowledge of psychiatric medications and patient rights.

Nice To Haves

• LVN experience in an acute care setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Registered Nurse to assess patients’ and families’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural, functional, high-risk, and discharge needs.
• Complete assigned admission assessment components and communicate findings to the RN.
• Complete patient transfer assessments within one hour of receiving patients, or according to unit policy, and communicate findings to the RN.
• Identify psychosocial, spiritual, learning, and discharge planning needs and communicate findings to the RN.
• Determine the presence and type of advance directive.
• Perform assigned, age-specific patient reassessments relevant to patient needs and diagnosis within three hours of assuming the assignment, or according to patient condition and unit policy.
• Complete discharge assessments and patient instructions according to unit policy.
• Recognize and report abnormal diagnostic data.
• Identify patient and family support systems and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Recognize the need for additional resources and notify appropriate team members.
• Administer medications and perform treatments.
• Participate in patient assessments and provide patient care education.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off, up to 18 days for eligible employees.
• Additional voluntary benefits.
• Depending on role and shift, employees may qualify for additional differential pay ranging from $1.00 to $5.00 per hour.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed