Lvn Jobs in Orange County

About The Position

Requirements

• Licensed Vocational Nurse, currently licensed to practice in the State of Texas required.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) within 30 days of hire date.
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) within 90 days of hire date.
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) within 90 days of hire date.
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) within 90 days of hire date.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience in a clinical setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides care appropriate to the age of the population served.
• Planning and managing patient care according to each patient’s needs
• Interviewing patients and recording their medical history
• Obtaining patient vital signs and escorting patients to their rooms
• Administering injections of medications
• Verifying that patient charts are updated promptly and accurately
• Observing and recording patients’ conditions and reactions to medications and treatments
• Adheres to and follows all patient experience initiatives
• Reports to and departs from work on time and as scheduled
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Must be able to deal with stress while maintaining composure
• Implements measures to prevent exposure to infectious pathogens and communicable conditions.
• Consults other departments, as appropriate, to provide for an interdisciplinary approach to the patient’s needs.
• Monitors temperature of blanket/fluid warmers and rotates fluids therein.
• Inputs charges into the computer and logs patients into record books and census sheets.
• Providing Mother-baby care when staffing and census warrants.
• Participates in unit specific quarterly education.
• Advocate for family-centered care
• Provides bedside hand-off whenever transfer of care occurs.
• Provides appropriate care/care planning to unit guidelines, designation and national mandates.
• Provides clear information to providers regarding status of the patient.
• Participates in unit Process Improvement projects.
• Educates the patient and her family on all aspects of her care.
• Assesses and intervenes appropriately based on patient's coping abilities.
• Accurately assesses quantitative blood loss after delivery.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the assessment and care of antepartum, postpartum women, pediatric patients and well neonates.
• Follows and adheres to TRMC vaccine policy(s) mandated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).