Provides nursing care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse, utilizes observational skills to assess nursing intervention, and assists medical staff to insure optimal care within established policies, procedures, and standards.
Essential Functions:
- May perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider, cleaning or irrigating wound after provider's assessment and instructions, shaving and skin preparation, ear washes, NG insertion and lavage, urinary catheter insertion and irrigation, and reinforce standardized self care procedures as directed by licensed provider.
- Recognizes and responds to acute emergency situation following established procedures.
- Orients patients to system policies and practices.
- Provides appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction.
- Reviews instruction sheet with patient.
- Administers medications, excluding IV medications, as ordered by provider.
- Observes and documents patients' response to medications and therapy.
- May perform tuberculin, coccidioidin and histoplasmin skin tests, provides such tests are part of a tuberculosis control program.
- May perform immunizations provides they are based upon written protocols.
- Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up or laying out instruments, drapes and sponges contained in sterile trays and assembling equipment items as required for particular procedures as directed.
- May assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.
- Provides assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and/or various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping.
- May hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by the physician.
- Assures 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.
- Follows Universal Precautions.
- Reports incidents of failure to follow procedures to Department Administrator or designee.
- Maintains departmental files, performing duties such as pulling file and assembling forms prior to appointment, and filing returned diagnostic reports as directed.
- Initiates and/or completes diagnostic rest forms per provider order, telephones prescriptions to pharmacies, relays completes diagnostic rest forms per provider order, relays medical information from physician to patient, and relays information from patient to physician.
- Charts in patient's medical record as indicated.
- May perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, tests to determine PH, protein, and PKU.
- May perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests and visual acuities.
- Collects, by non-invasive and invasive techniques, and preserves specimens for testing, including urine, sputum, and stool.
- Participates in Department Quality Assurance activities.
- Performs other duties, as required, such as checking patients' medical records for incomplete data and relaying message to staff personnel.
- Note: Specific duties may vary depending on assignment.
- Note: Bold print indicates the differences between an MAII and an LVN.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Current CA LVN license.
- BLS certification.
- Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to work effectively with the public.
- Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.
Notes:
- This is an on call position, days and hours may vary according to departmental need.
- Varied locations.
- Physical Work Location Address: 5893 Copley Dr. San Diego, CA 92111
-Other Address: - 4405 Vandever Ave, San Diego, Ca 92120
- 4650 Palm Ave, San Diego, Ca 92154
- 400 Craven Rd, San Marcos, Ca 92078
- Demonstrates performance consistent with the Medical Center Vision, Mission, and StrategicPlan of the organization.
- Remains flexible to changing systems.
- Expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice.
- Treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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