Licensed Vocational Nurse II - CHC-Banning (BILINGUAL REQUIRED)

The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Community Health Centers is seeking an experienced Licensed Vocational Nurse II to join our team in Banning.

Under supervision and direction of a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician, the incumbent will be responsible for r ooming, discharging, patient education, billing work queues, referral submission, following-up, and working queues, and patient outreach; performing 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.

Bilingual in Spanish is required.
This position does require a valid California Vocational Nurse's License issued by the California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners and a valid Basic Life Support (BLS).

Additional Qualifications:


* Primary care or urgent care experience


* May require occasional driving for clinic coverage

This is a hands on position with some clerical job duties required, and on-the-job training will be provided.

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 rpadilla@rivco.org.

Work Schedule:
Work hours will be 4/10 shift working Sunday 7:30am-6:00pm and Monday-Wednesday 10:00am- 8:30pm; Training will be Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm.

Meet the Team! RUHS-CHC Website•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 an...