Licensed Vocational Nurse II-Per Diem - CHC-Rvrsd Neighborhood

The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Community Health Clinics is seeking a Per Diem Licensed Vocational Nurse II to join their CHC-Riverside Neighborhood team located in Riverside .

Under supervision and direction of a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician, perform nursing duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing in the care of patients in a hospital inpatient setting or outpatient clinic of a hospital, Public Health or Mental Health clinic; and do other work as required.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) is not an independent practitioner.

Licensed vocational nurses in this class have one or more years of experience working as an LVN.

Per diem personnel are distinguished from regular employees in that they receive additional compensation in lieu of County fringe benefits and work assignments are flexibly scheduled or on an on-call basis.

Positions in this class are distinguished from the Licensed Vocational Nurse I - Per Diem level in that the latter perform work in clinic assignments with the Department of Mental Health, Community Health Agency or the Riverside University Health System (RUHS).

Licensed Vocational Nurse II - Per Diem incumbents are either permanently assigned to work in an acute care assignment or they have full-time responsibility for directing and supervising staff and operations of a clinic.

The Licensed Vocational Nurse II - Per Diem is distinguished from the class of Nursing Assistant - Per Diem in that a state license is required of incumbents assigned to the former class and they perform a more highly skilled form of patient care.

Required valid licenses and certificates:


* California Vocational Nurse's License issued by the California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners


* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association


* An active phlebotomy license that must be Blood Withdrawal certified by the Board of CA Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians

Additional qualifications:


* May require occasional driving as staff will float to other CHCs, when the need arises

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: 9/80 Monday-Thursday 7:30am-5:00pm, working payday Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Meet the Team!
Riverside University Health System provides a wide range of primary and specialty care services across 13 Community Health Centers (CHCs) throughout Riverside County.

As federally qualified health centers, the CHCs operate on a sliding fee scale to ensure that some of the county's most vulnerable populations receive the care they need.

Whether it's preventive care, chronic disease management, Express Care, Mobile Health, or integrated specialty and ...