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LVN
AHMC Healthcare
2024-10-05 05:36:44
Daly City, California, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Healthcare & Medical
Job description
The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides appropriate nursing care under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN) in compliance with the standards of care at AHMC Seton Medical Center and the LVN Nurse Practice Act; demonstrates respect for the individual and maintains the dignity of the patient and family unit.
- Care for all types of patients and perform those skills and procedures taught in an accredited program of vocational nursing. Perform all care within the scope of practice for vocational nurses and as practices at Seton Medical Center.
- Appropriately assess and document the patient's initial condition and assesses and documents ongoing changes. Participate in patient interventions, plans for care and evaluation of care.
- Plan and initiate patient teaching as related to the patient's illness. Includes teaching and psychosocial interventions with both patients and family.
- Participate and document discharge planning for the patient on initial admission and throughout hospital stay.
- Participate in unit-based quality assurance activities.
- Administer and monitor the effects of medications as prescribed by a physician and in accordance with practice at Seton Medical Center.
- Perform venipuncture following the standards of practice at Seton Medical Center.
- Demonstrate safety-conscious behavior consistent with the Safety Program.
- Demonstrate ability to document information in the patient record accurately and in a timely, concise manner.
- Demonstrate participation in professional self-development.
- Use effective oral and written skills to communicate with other members of the health care team as well as patients and their families.
- Show appropriate leadership skills while directing other members of the health care team.
- Perform other appropriate duties as assigned by a Registered Nurse.
- Specific Tasks and Expectations
- Cares for all types of patients and performs those skills and procedures taught in an accredited Program of Vocational Nursing. Performs all care within the scope of practice for vocational nurses and as practiced at Seton Medical Center. Has passed skills checklist for licensed vocational nurse and has demonstrated proficiency in all skills. (Note skills that need updating.)
Appropriately assesses and documents the patient's initial condition and assesses and documents ongoing changes. Participates in patient interventions, plans for care, and evaluation of care under direction of an RN. Demonstrates ability to thoroughly assess patient's condition and document using focus charting.
Documents patient problems, interventions, and outcomes using focus charting.
Assesses and documents patient's on-going condition and any change in condition.
Demonstrates knowledge of the Nursing Process by correctly utilizing focus charting.
- Plans and initiates patient teaching as related to the patient's illness. Includes teaching and psychosocial interventions with both patients and family. On admission, assesses patient's learning needs and documents those need in the nursing record.
Documents patient's response to their illness, including psychosocial interventions with both patients and family and their outcome.
- Participates and documents discharge planning for the patient on initial admission and throughout the hospital stay. Initiates and documents need for Discharge Planning on admission assessment
- Participates in unit-based quality assurance activities. Participates, as directed by RN, in ongoing unit-based monitors.
- Administers and monitors the effects of medications as prescribed by a physician and in accordance with practice at Seton Medical Center. Consistently charts sites of injections.
Consistently monitors the effects of all medication, documents and informs the registered nurse of any untoward effect.
- Performs venipuncture following the standard of practice at Seton Medical Center. Consistently follows IV policy as written at Seton Medical Center
Changes IV sites and documents such according to Seton Medical Center
- Demonstrates ability to document information in the patient record in a timely, concise manner. Charting is legible and concise at all times.
- Demonstrates participation in professional self-development Shows initiative in attending inservices and workshops appropriate to professional
- Use effective oral and written skills to communicate with the members of the health care team, as well as patients and their families. Demonstrates courteous and therapeutic communication with patients and family.
- Displays courteous and professional behavior while interacting with members of the health care team.
- Shows appropriate leadership skills while directing other members of the health care team. Participates in orientation of new employees and registry personnel.
- Performs appropriate duties as assigned by a Registered Nurse. Willingly performs tasks for other members of the health care team when needed.
Uses oral and written skills in effectively communicating to other health team members, patients, and families.
EDUCATION:
- Graduation from an accredited School of Licensed Vocational Nursing.
- Previous experience preferred.
- Current California licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse.
- Current certification in Basic Life Support.
- Senior Licensed Vocational Nurses must have successfully completed courses in Intravenous Therapy approved by the State Board, and Pharmacology as recognized by the Board of Vocational Nurses and other unit specific certifications. All Licensed Vocational Nurses must complete IV certification within six (6) months of hire.
- Knowledgeable of the California Nursing Practice Act.
- Able to understand and follow all policies, procedures, guidelines, rules and regulations of Nursing Service, AHMC Seton Medical Center.
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