Licensed Vocational Nurse

Licensed Vocational Nurse – Full Time

40 Hours per week.

Location:

Soledad, CA.

Schedule:

Friday–Tuesday 6:00 am–2:30 pm (6 months). Orientation 2 weeks (flexible). Rate: $51/hr as a Traveler (Gross: $2,000/week) or $45/hr as a Local (Gross: $1,760/week).

• Must have a valid California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric license.
• Must have one full year of experience as a licensed professional.

• Organize, provide, and maintain necessary healthcare services consistent with CCHCS policies and procedures.
• Conduct basic hygiene and nursing care, including administration of prescribed medications and therapeutic effects, treatments, and disease prevention, as ordered by the physician.
• Collect information regarding patient status and report results to the Primary Care Provider (PCP) or RN in a timely manner.
• Provide patient/youth education and accurately document care in the approved format, noting and carrying out physician's orders.
• Administer/assist with therapeutic measures and treatments.
• Clean and maintain equipment.
• Obtain specimens for diagnostic testing as ordered.
• Assist the RN and PCP with clinic appointments (e.g., physical exams, minor surgeries, casting, identifying minor illnesses).
• Assist mental health professionals by contributing to the treatment planning process and the formal evaluation of patient/youth progress by monitoring and recording observed patient behavior.
• Participate in training of patient/youth in activities of daily living and assist in routine treatments.
• Document in the patient/youth health record the nursing care and treatment provided and the patient/youth response to facilitate continuity of care and communication with other healthcare providers.