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

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

Under supervision and direction of a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician, the incumbent will be responsible for rooming and discharging patients, taking vitals, completing outreach, and refilling prescriptions ; performing nursing duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing, in the care of patients in the Department of Mental Health or Public Health Ambulatory Family Health Center; and perform other related duties as required .
The Licensed Vocational Nurse I is the first working level in the LVN series.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse I is distinguished from the Licensed Vocational Nurse II in that the latter has one year or more of nursing experience.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse I 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 nursing care.



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*Bilingual in Spanish is required.

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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).

The most competitive candidates will have ambulatory care and outpatient clinical experience.

Copies of ALL 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:
Monday through Friday 8:30am to 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 and med...