LVN

AHMC Healthcare•Daly City, CA

18d

About The Position

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides appropriate nursing care under the direction of a Registered Nurse (RN), in compliance with AHMC Seton Medical Center standards of care and the LVN Nurse Practice Act. The LVN respects each individual and maintains the dignity of patients and their families. Care must remain within the vocational nurse’s scope of practice and the practices of AHMC Seton Medical Center. The position includes assessing and documenting patients’ conditions, participating in care planning and evaluation, providing patient and family education, supporting discharge planning, administering and monitoring prescribed medications, performing venipuncture, and documenting care accurately and promptly. The LVN also participates in unit-based quality assurance, professional development, communication with the health care team, and appropriate direction and orientation of team members. Additional duties may be assigned by an RN. AHMC Seton Medical Center is a 357-bed medical center serving residents of San Francisco and northern San Mateo County. Its sister facility, Seton Coastside, is a 116-bed skilled nursing complex. The organization describes its mission as providing safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and improving the health and well-being of patients and the community.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited School of Licensed Vocational Nursing.
Current California licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse.
Current Basic Life Support certification.
All LVNs must complete IV certification within six months of hire.
Knowledge of the California Nursing Practice Act.
Ability to understand and follow Nursing Service and AHMC Seton Medical Center policies, procedures, guidelines, rules, regulations, and Title XXII.
Computer data-entry skills.
Excellent customer service and communication skills.
Senior LVNs must have completed State Board-approved Intravenous Therapy courses, Pharmacology courses recognized by the Board of Vocational Nurses, and other unit-specific certifications.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in Subacute.
Previous Long Term Care experience.

Responsibilities

Provide care to patients and perform vocational nursing skills and procedures within the LVN’s scope of practice and AHMC Seton Medical Center standards.
Practice under the direction of an RN and seek RN assistance when appropriate.
Assess and document patients’ initial and ongoing conditions, changes, problems, interventions, and outcomes, including through focus charting.
Participate in patient interventions, care planning, and evaluation under RN direction.
Assess patients’ learning needs and plan, provide, and document patient and family teaching and psychosocial interventions and their outcomes.
Participate in and document discharge planning from admission through the hospital stay, including equipment and home health needs.
Participate in unit-based quality assurance monitoring and problem-solving activities as directed by an RN.
Administer prescribed medications and monitor, document, and report their effects, including untoward effects to the RN.
Perform venipuncture and follow the medical center’s IV policies; document IV fluids and blood products, and change and document IV sites according to standards.
Document patient information accurately, legibly, concisely, and in a timely manner.
Participate in professional self-development, including appropriate in-services, workshops, and continuing education.
Communicate effectively and courteously with health care team members, patients, and families, orally and in writing.
Demonstrate appropriate leadership when directing team members and participate in orientation of new employees and registry personnel.
Perform other appropriate duties assigned by an RN and assist other health care team members as needed.