Licensed Vocational Nurse II - RUHS Emergency Department

The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Emergency Room Department is seeking an experienced Licensed Vocational Nurse II to join our team in Moreno Valley.

Under supervision and direction of a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician, performs nursing duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing in the care of patients in the Acute Care or Emergency Department; and perform other related duties as required.
The LVN II is distinguished from the class of Nursing Assistant, Health Services Assistant, or Certified Medical Assistant, in that a state license is required of incumbents, and they perform a more highly skilled form of patient care.

Additional Qualifications:


* IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Certification approved by the California Board of Vocational Nurses.


* Minimum of six (6) months of Emergency Department experience in an acute care hospital setting.


* Current certifications in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).


* Proven ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and adapt quickly to urgent medical situations.

Copies of your BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications must be uploaded to your profile as an attachment at the time of submitting your application to be considered.

If you are having difficulties uploading your required documents, please email them to lijimenez@rivco.org.

Work Schedule:
12-hour night shift
Hours: 7:00 pm to 7:30 am

Meet the Team!
https://www.ruhealth.org/medical-center/medical-services/emergency-services• Provide nursing care to patients within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; prepare patients for physicians, registered nurse, 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 cares for wounds; may collect specimens for laboratory analysis; assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in performing examinations, tests, respiratory care and other treatments including minor surgical procedures, PAP smears and colposcopies.

• Perform venipuncture, injections of medications including biological immunizations for pediatrics and adults, including 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 Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing, 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 cha...