LVN - La Mesa MOB - Pediatrics - Call-in​/On-Call

Job Summary

Under direct supervision of an RN or provider, performs routine patient care, excluding administration of IV medications and venipuncture, following established policies, procedures and standards; follows Quality of Service Standards; follows Universal Precautions.

• May perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider.
• Cleaning or irrigating wounds, shaving and skin preparation, ear washes, NG insertion & lavage, urinary catheter insertion & irrigation.
• Reinforce standardized self‑care procedures as directed by licensed provider.
• Recognize and respond to acute emergency situations following established procedures.
• Orient patients to system policies and practices.
• Provide appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction.
• Review instruction sheet with patient.
• Administer medications, excluding IV medications, as ordered by provider.
• Observe and document patients’ response to medications and therapy.
• May perform tuberculin, coccidioidin and histoplasmin skin tests if part of a tuberculosis control program.
• May perform immunizations based upon written protocols.
• Prepare and organize treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures.
• Assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.
• Provide assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and various diagnostic examinations.
• May hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by the physician.
• Ensure safety of patient during procedures.
• May prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens.
• May clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.
• Follow Universal Precautions; report incidents of procedural failure to the Department Administrator or designee.
• Maintain departmental files, including pulling files, assembling forms, and filing returned diagnostic reports.
• Initiate and/or complete diagnostic rest forms per provider order, telephoning prescriptions to pharmacies, relaying medical information between patient and physician.
• Chart in patient’s medical record as indicated.
• May perform lab tests including urine dip‑tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, tests to determine PH, protein, PKU.
• May perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests and visual acuities.
• Collect, preserve, and transport specimens for testing (urine, sputum, stool).
• Participate in Department Quality Assurance activities.
• Perform other duties as required, such as checking patient records for incomplete data and relaying messages to staff personnel.

• Ability to work effectively with the public.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to members, customers, contracted providers, and vendors.

• Vocational Nurse License (California)
• Basic Life Support

• May work weekends and holidays.
• Home location:
  La Mesa. Float locations:
  Rancho San Diego, Otay Mesa, San Marcos.

$35.36 - $38.53 / hour

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.