Lvn Certified - Watsonville, United States - Kaiser Permanente
Description
Job Summary:
Provides nursing care, under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse or physician, in accordance with the legal scope of practice and within established standards of care, policies, and procedures.
Remains flexible to changing systems; is expected to demonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and clinical practice; and treats co-workers, patients, families, and all members of the health care team with dignity and respect.
This classification is for LVNs working in a designated IV Therapy department.Essential Responsibilities:
- The Licensed Vocational Nurse demonstrates proficiency by exhibiting the following skills, competencies, and behaviors:
- Leadership:
- Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities, and applicable state, federal and local laws.
- Demonstrates a professional, supportive attitude.
- Identifies and supports new ideas.
- Utilizes effective communication strategies, including chain of command and issue escalation, which result in intended outcomes.
- Participates in problem identification and resolution.
- Mentors and orients others in skill and behavioral learning.
- Demonstrates ability to problem solve with other departments in order to assist member problem resolution.
- Prioritizes and delegates work assignments appropriately to ensure completion of patient care activities.
- Complies with regulatory requirements, policies, procedures, and standards of practice.
- Nursing Process:
- Performs patient care activities, within the scope of practice, considering agerelated needs of the patient as assigned.
- Reports unusual findings to the Registered Nurse and contributes recommendations for revision to the plan of care.
- Adheres to hospital standards, which customize care for agerelated needs of the population served.
- Keeps health care team members informed regarding patients responses to interventions.
- Collaborates with registered Nurse to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.
- Monitors patients progress based on the plan.
- Assures care meets standards of practice.
- Collaborates with Registered Nurse to assure patient/family education.
- Documentation:
- Charting is legible, dated, and timed.
- Documentation reflects thorough data collection and care provided.
- Safety
- Applies standard precautions; maintains a safe environment for self and others.
- Clinical Outcomes:
- Discusses patient findings and progress toward outcomes with Registered Nurse, physicians, and other members of the health care team.
- Demonstrates competencies during the probationary period and ongoing by completion of departmental competency validation.
- Participates in departmental performance improvement activities, i.e., planning, and measuring/monitoring, assessing and improving.
- Utilizes computer systems effectively and efficiently.
- Customer Service:
- Practices customer service standards as defined by the Service Area, Medical Center, and specified department.
- Anticipates the customers desires, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.
- Promptly answers call lights, alarms, and patient requests.
- Facilitates the customer's ability to utilize resources.
- Maintains and protects patient confidentiality.
- Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.
- Team Commitment:
- Viewed by others to be an effective team member who is flexible, cooperative, and willing to assist others.
- Confronts difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.
- Takes accountability for own actions
- Acts as a resource, preceptor, and mentor to new employees, registry, students, and other team members.
- Actively participates in departmental professional development activities.
- Adheres to Attendance Policy.
- Supports a collaborative labormanagement partnership environment.
- Collaborates with physician and/or Registered Nurse to develop individualized plan of care that reflects clinical findings, planning, implementing, and evaluating the outcomes of that plan.
- Collaborates with physician and/or Registered Nurse to assure patient/family education.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum six months acute care and/or related outpatient experience within past four years.
Minimum one year acute care experience within past four years if working in a Home Health/Hospice Department.
Education
- High School Diploma/GED
- Vocational Nurse License (California)
- Basic Life Support
Additional Requirements:
- I.V. Certification updated within last 3 years or must have demonstrated I.V. Competencies.
- Experience requirements may be waiv
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