Licensed Vocational Nurse II-CHC Lake Elsinore
County of RiversideAbout the role
Posting number: 26-57748-22RP
Department: RUHS-Community Health Clinics
Division: RUHS-CHC-Lake Elsinore
Job classification: LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE II
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Nursing, Health Care Support, Medical
Summary
Under supervision and direction of a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician, the incumbent will be responsible for discharging instructions, providing documentation of patient interactions, distributing educational materials to patients, rooming patients, administering medications, ensuring all work queues are current, taking vitals, processing referrals, making appointments with specialty clinics, performing EKG's, and assisting in minor surgical procedures; performing nursing duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing in the care of patients in the Department of Mental Health or Public Health Ambulatory Family Health Center, and will perform other related duties as required.
Work Schedule: 9/80 schedule: Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; every other Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Meet the Team!
Riverside University Health System provides a wide range of primary and specialty care services across 13 Community Health Centers (CHCs) throughout Riverside County. As federally qualified health centers, the CHCs operate on a sliding fee scale to ensure that some of the county’s most vulnerable populations receive the care they need.
Whether it’s preventive care, chronic disease management, Express Care, Mobile Health, or integrated specialty and behavioral health services, our teams are made up of dedicated healthcare professionals who are passionate about making a difference.
If you’re committed to delivering compassionate care and eager to join a team that truly values community, connection, and making a meaningful difference, RUHS is the place for you!
Learn more about our Community Health Centers by visiting www.ruhealth.org.
Examples of duties
•Provide nursing care to patients within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; prepare patients for physicians, registered nurse, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, and care for patients during treatment; administer medications using subcutaneous, intramuscularly, intradermal, subdermal, and/or oral methods.•Take temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure of patients as necessary; apply and change dressings and cares for wounds; may collect specimens for laboratory analysis; assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in performing examinations, tests, respiratory care and other treatments including minor surgical procedures, PAP smears and colposcopies.
•Perform venipuncture, injections of medications including biological immunizations for pediatrics and adults, including the provision of Tuberculin skin tests, Coccidioidin skin tests, and Histoplasmin skin tests in the course of a tuberculosis control program.
•Perform documentation as required within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing, and established rules of charting; chart treatments and medications and maintain pertinent medical records; collect data from patients to ensure scheduling with appropriate services; maintain clinical records, reports and charge tickets; review charts to determine type of treatment the patient may require and assure proper clinic scheduling and continuity of care.
•Counsel, advise and educate patients regarding proper health care methods; set clinic appointments per established policies and procedures; refer patients for specialty care to outside agencies utilizing knowledge of payor source to ensure appropriate referra
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