Licensed Vocational Nurse III Per Diem - Correctional Health Services Department

ABOUT THE POSITION

Licensed Vocational Nurse III Per Diem - Correctional Health Services

The Riverside University Health System - Correctional Healthcare Services Department has an immediate opening for a Licensed Vocational Nurse to join their team at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.

This position requires to have four or more years of experience working as an LVN in the care of patients in acute care, clinic assignments or a correctional health facility and must be blood withdrawal certified.

Duties will include: blood withdrawals, diabetic checks, wound care, medication administration, PPD reads, Covid testing and vaccinations and other treatments scheduled; As well as other duties assigned throughout the day.

Per Diem personnel are distinguished from regular employees in that they receive additional compensation in lieu of County fringe benefits and work assignments may be on a flexible work hour schedule.

Work Schedule:
12 hour shifts
Day or Night Shift -To be determined based on the department needs

P er Diem Benefits and Rates:
-Additional compensation in lieu of County fringe benefits
- Flexible work schedule
- Holiday Premium Pay (12-14 days a year)
- 3 Paid Sick Days
- Eligible for medical benefits
- Teaching Hospital & Level 2 Trauma Center
- 401(a) plan, contributing 3.75% of salary to the pension plan
- Eligible for education reimbursement/discount

Meet the Team!
To find out more about Riverside University Health System, please visit:
http://www.ruhealth.org

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Provide nursing care to patients within the scope of the Vocational Nursing Practice Act; prepare patients for physicians, registered nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, and care for patients during treatment; administer medications using subcutaneous, intramuscularly, intradermal, subdermal, and/or oral methods.

• Take temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure of patients as necessary; apply and change dressings and care for wounds; may collect specimens for laboratory analysis; assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in performing examinations, respiratory care, and other treatments including minor surgical procedures, PAP smears, and colposcopies.

• Perform venipuncture and injection of medications including biological immunizations for pediatrics and adults, in addition to the provision of Tuberculin skin tests, Coccidioidin skin tests, and Histoplasmin skin tests in the course of a tuberculosis control program.

• Perform documentation as required within the scope of the Vocational Nursing Practice Act and established rules of charting; chart treatments and medications and maintain pertinent medical records; collect data from patients to ensure scheduling with appropriate services; maintain clinical records, reports and charge tickets; review charts to determine type of treatment the patient may require and assure proper clinic scheduling and continuity of...