Licensed Vocational Nurse Acute Care

The Licensed Vocational Nurse in the Acute Care Department , in collaboration with the provider and other healthcare team members, provides for the delivery of patient care primarily in the Acute Care setting - as assigned. Responsible for utilizing the nursing process for provision of safe patient care, assuring confidentiality, comfort, and advocacy within the scope of nursing practice.

• Prior experience and education in gerontology and chronic illness with ability to apply basic principles of nursing care and manage computerized documentation.
• California Licensed Vocational Nursing License; current, active and in good standing.
• Current BLS certificate.
• For Acute Care - current IV Certificate required.

• Provides nursing care utilizing all components of the nursing process within scope of practice: Including: follow up on assessments, care plan, intervention, and documentation.
• Proficiently uses critical thinking skills and evidenced based practice in the nursing process in delivering care to patients based on their functional and developmental age; identifying actual and potential risk.
• Demonstrates proper use ofallequipment utilized in the nursing units assigned; how to access and scan medications in pharmacy automated dispensing system and provide medication safety and error reporting in a competent manner; how to conduct beginning and end-of-shift narcotic count and security as indicated.
• Based on information obtained from the nursing assessment, provides a concise problem focused report to the provider as indicated and ensures continuity of care by processing and follow through on provider orders and treatment plan in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate competency in utilization review, discharge planning and transfer process - internal and external, as well as Swing Bed regulations in General Acute Care.
• Demonstrates competency in the process of medication preparations, administration, documentation, reorders, error reporting and audits as indicated.
• Demonstrates competency in the process of treatments, follow up labs, positive cultures, diagnostic imaging, monitoring system, nurse call system, organ donation and release of remains.
• Demonstrates proficiency navigating through Orchard Hospital Health Information Systems (HIS) including Chart Access, LabDaq, Radiology Information System, ELearning, and Orchard Hospital Policies and Procedures - entering and noting orders, obtaining diagnostic test results, accessing information from previous hospital visits and locating policy and procedures.
• Demonstrates effective communication with members of the health care team to achieve desired outcomes; attends and participates in all required in-service training and mandatory meetings (75% staff meetings) per policy.