LVN II - Magnolia Village - Hospice - Full Time

Kaiser Permanente • Riverside, CA

108d

About The Position

Provides nursing care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse utilizes observational skills to assess nursing intervention and assists medical staff to insure optimal patient care within established policies, procedures and standards.

Requirements

• One (1) year of recent (within the last three (3) years) experience as a LVN in a home health/hospice or acute care setting.
• Driver's License (California)
• Vocational Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support certification
• I.V. Certification

Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers; shows courtesy, compassion, and respect.
• Conforms to the critical service standards established for the department and the hospital.
• Provides therapeutic patient care in accordance with the patients established by the physician and a registered nurse within scope of practice.
• Transcribes physicians orders as directed by policy.
• Communicates directly with registered nurse to institute changes in plan of care.
• Assists with and contributes to development of nursing care plan (Interdisciplinary Care Plan).
• Gives specified medication orally, hypodermically, intramuscularly and topically.
• Executes treatments such as urinary catheterizations, bladder irrigations and installations, suctioning procedures, throat irrigations and enemas.
• Provides nursing care for patients in isolation.
• Performs related patient care functions such as taking temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure readings.
• Applies and removes dressings, and bathing; may instruct patient in various self-administered treatments or procedures.
• Obtains specimens; assures correct culture collection.
• Assists physician or other medical staff personnel with examinations and treatments.
• Evaluates patients condition by observing signs, symptoms, and reactions to therapy.
• Identifies learning barriers and provides non-complicated teaching following the registered nurses plan for education.
• Documents patient signs, symptoms, observations and therapeutic treatments to patients medical record.
• Ensures proper functioning of patient care equipment by visual inspection, routine testing, and other related methods.
• Evaluates and reports environmental safety concerns to the RN case manager.
• Utilizes effective verbal and non-verbal forms of communication.
• Performs in other areas or units to which assigned as required by nursing administration.
• Participates in staff meetings and in-service programs.
• Assists in ordering and distribution of unit supplies and equipment.
• Accepts verbal and telephone orders from physician.
• Administers pulse oximetry, humidification therapy, spirometer, oxygen therapy via mask or nasal cannula.
• Documents care in medical record.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• Assists in coordinating the discharge process.
• Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services