Description |
At Kaiser Permanente Northern California, you'll join a team of health advocates who share your passion for helping people. From our laboratory professionals to our RNs to our physical therapists-and everyone in between-we work together to help our members achieve their best level of wellness. And you'll be inspired to do the same. Whether you dream of sailing the bay, hitting the slopes, hiking Yosemite, attending the opera, or strolling the vineyards, you'll discover the cultural and recreational diversity that makes Northern California one of the most desirable places in the world to live and work. Northern California's largest health plan, Kaiser Permanente provides you with the resources, scope, and opportunity you need to realize your goals. Come see for yourself.
Provides nursing care, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or physician, in accordance w/ the legal scope of practice & w/in established standards of care, policies, & procedures. Demonstrates performance consistent w/ the Medical Center Vision, Mission, & Strategic Plan of the organization. Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality & effectiveness in work habits & clinical practice; & treats co-workers, patients, families, & all members of the health care team w/ dignity & respect. This classification is for LVNs working in a designated IV Therapy department.
Essential Functions:
The Licensed Vocational Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, & behaviors:
-Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibility, & applicable state, federal & local laws.
-Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude.
-Identifies & supports new ideas.
-Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command & issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.
-Participates in problem identification & resolution.
-Mentors & orients others in skill & behavioral learning.
-Demonstrates ability to problem solve w/ other depts in order to assist member problem resolution.
-Prioritizes & delegates work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.
-Complies w/ regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, & standards of practice.
-Performs patient care activities, w/in the scope of competency, considering age-related needs of the patient as assigned.
-Reports unusual findings to the physician &/or RN & contributes recommendations for revision to the plan of care.
-Adheres to medical center standards, which customize care for age-related needs of the population served.
-Keeps health care team members informed regarding patients' responses to interventions.
-Collaborates w/ physician &/or RN to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, & evaluating the outcomes of that plan.
-Monitors patients' progress based on the plan.
-Assures care meets standards of practice.
-Collaborates w/ physician &/or RN to assure patient/family education.
-Charting is legible, dated, & timed.
-Documentation reflects thorough data collection & care provided.
-Utilizes computer systems effectively & efficiently.
-Complies w/ Patient Safety Standards.
-Maintains a safe work environment.
-Discusses patient findings & progress toward outcomes w/ physicians, RN, & other members of the health care team.
-Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period & ongoing by completion of departmental competency validation.
-Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, & measuring/monitoring, assessing & improving.
-Practices customer service standards as defined by the Medical Center & specified dept.
-Anticipates the customer's needs, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening & taking responsibility w/in scope to ensure issues are resolved.
-Promptly responds to alarms & patient requests.
-Is an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, & willing to assist others.
-Manages difficult or conflict situations constructively & seeks appropriate assistance.
-Perform other duties as specified in full job description.
-This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
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Requirements |
Basic Qualifications:
- Six months acute care and/or related outpatient experience (within past four years).
- One year acute care experience (within past four years) if working in a Home Health/Hospice Department.
- Experience requirements may be waived or modified when an appropriate program or course is available and successfully completed for New Graduate LVNs or for area of specialization.
- GENERAL SURGERY - 1-year full or part-time (within the last 3 years) equivalent experience in acute adult care on a Med/Surg Unit. Current ACLS card may be required.
- High School Diploma/GED.
- Current California Vocational Nurse License and I.V. Certification updated within last 3 years or must have demonstrated I.V. Competencies.
- BLS certification.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other incumbents of the organization.
- Must be willing to work in a Labor Management Partnership environment.
- Also refer to Position Specifications outlined in the appropriate collective bargaining agreement.
Primary Location: California-Modesto
Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40
Shift: Day
Working Days: Mon - Fri
Will require rotational on-call weekends and nights.
Working Hours Start: 9:00AM
Working Hours End: 5:30PM
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group: United Healthcare Workers - West
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job: LVN / LPN
Public Department Name: GI Endo Proc
Travel: No
Job Eligible for Benefits: Yes
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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