Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Licensed Vocational Nurse to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Crescent City, CA. Position Details: (Multiple Openings) 40 Hours per week Location: Crescent City, CA Schedule: Flexible Schedule 6:00am-2:30am (6 Months) Orientation 2 weeks, must be flexible Rate: $62/hr as a Traveler (Gross: $2,480/week) OR $55/hr as a Local (Gross: $2,200/week) Must have a valid California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Must have 1-full year of experience as a licensed professional. Duties/Responsibilities a. Organize, provide, and maintain necessary healthcare services consistent with CCHCS policies and procedures; b. Conduct basic hygiene and nursing care, including administration of prescribed medications and the therapeutic effects, treatments, and disease prevention, as ordered by the physician; c. Collect information regarding patient status and report the results to the Primary Care Provider (PCP) or RN in a timely manner; d. Provide patient/youth education and accurately document care in the approved format, noting and carrying out physician's orders; e. Administer/assist with therapeutic measures and treatments; f. Clean and maintain equipment; g. Obtain specimens for diagnostic testing as ordered; h. Assist the RN and PCP with clinic appointments; e.g., physical exams, minor surgeries, casting, identifying minor illnesses; i. 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; j. Participate in the training of patient/youth in activities of daily living and assist in routine treatments; and k. Document in the patient/youth health record the nursing care and treatment provided and thepatient/youth response to facilitate the continuity of care and communicate to other healthcare providers #J-18808-Ljbffr