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LVN - Corona - Home Health/Hospice/Palliative Care - On Call

Kaiser Permanente

Corona, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Basic Life Support (BLS), Blood Pressure, Case Management, Catheterization, Certified Medical Assistant, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Driver's License, Emergency Procedures, Federal Laws and Regulations, Health Plan, Home Care, Hospice Care, Hospital, Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Medical Assistance, Medical Records, Medication Administration, Needs Assessment, Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Credentials, On Call, Oximetry, Palliative Care, Patient Assessment, Patient Care, Patient Education, Philosophy, Physician Verbal/Telephone Orders, Policy Development, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Procedure Development, Procedure Implementation, Process Management, Registered Nurse (RN), Safety Standards, Safety/Work Safety, Special Needs, Standards of Care, State Laws and Regulations, Testing, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Treatment Plan
LOCATION
Corona, CA
POSTED
Today
Job Summary:

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 patient care within established policies, procedures and standards.
Essential Responsibilities:


  • Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.

  • Exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers; shows courtesy, compassion, and respect; conforms to the critical service standards established for the department and the hospital.

  • Provides therapeutic patient care in accordance with the patients established by the physician and a registered nurse within scope of practice.

  • Transcribes physicians orders as directed by policy.

  • Communicates directly with registered nurse to institute changes in plan of care; assists with and contributes to development of nursing care plan (Interdisciplinary Care Plan).

  • Give specified medication orally, hypodermically, intramuscularly and topically.

  • Executes treatments such as urinary catheterizations, bladder irrigations and installations, suctioning procedures, throat irrigations and enemas; utilizing equipment as required; provides nursing care for patients in isolation.

  • Performs related patient care functions such as taking temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure readings; applying and removing dressings, and bathing; may instruct patient in various self-administered treatments or procedures; obtains specimens; assures correct culture collection.

  • Assists physician or other medical staff personnel with examinations and treatments by selecting and passing instruments, providing support and restraint to patient, draping and other assistance as directed or required.

  • Within scope, evaluates patients condition by observing signs, symptoms, and reactions to therapy, to identify unexpected and/or significant findings, initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary and reports unusual conditions to the registered nurse as established by policy and procedure in a timely manner.

  • Identifies learning barriers. Provides non-complicated teaching following the registered nurses plan for education.

  • Documents patient signs, symptoms, observations and therapeutic treatments to patients medical record.

  • Ensures proper functioning of patient care equipment by visual inspection, routine testing, and other related methods. Evaluates and reports environmental safety concerns to the RN case manager.

  • Utilizes effective verbal and non-verbal forms of communication.

  • Performs in other areas or units to which assigned as required by nursing administration to provide and maintain the established standards of care and safety.

  • Participates in staff meetings and in-service programs.

  • Assists in ordering and distribution of unit supplies and equipment.



  • Accepts verbal and telephone orders from physician.

  • Administers pulse oximetry, humidification therapy, spirometer, oxygen therapy via mask or nasal cannula, oral, nasal and trach suctioning and sputum induction.

  • Documents care in medical record.

  • Performs other related duties as required. Assists in coordinating the discharge process.

  • Required to drive/travel as part of doing visits to patients home.
  • Promotes, ensures, and improves customer service to internal/external customers by demonstrating skills which are consistent with the organizations philosophy of providing extraordinary customer relations and quality service. Age Related Competencies Skills assessments and validations are utilized to ensure that employees providing patient care to specific age groups (i.e. infants, adolescents, elderly, etc.) are proficient in identifying the special needs and behaviors associated with a particular patient population.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
  • One (1) year of recent (within the last three (3) years) experience as a LVN in a home health/hospice or acute care setting.
Education
  • N/A
License, Certification, Registration

  • Driver's License (California)

  • Vocational Nurse License (California)

  • Basic Life Support

  • I.V. Certification
Additional Requirements:
  • Driving/travelling as part of doing visits to patients home.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • N/A

Notes:

  • Schedule to include rotating weekends, holidays and floating within the established seniority section.

About the Company

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Kaiser Permanente

At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research. Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach. Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1945
WEBSITE
http://www.kp.org/careers