Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are inURGENT need of a Licensed Vocational Nurse to take on aFull-Time assignment at the correctional facility located inSoledad, CA.

Position Details

• 40 Hours per week
• Location: Soledad, CA
• Schedule: Wednesday-Sunday 6:00am-2:30pm (Must be reliable and great attendance)
• Rate: $45/hr ($1,800/week) LocalOR $50/hr ($2,000/week) Traveler

Must have a license by the California State Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians.

Responsibilities

• Organize, provide, and maintain necessary healthcare services consistent with policies and procedures;
• Conduct basic hygiene and nursing care, including administration of prescribed medications and the therapeutic effects, treatments, and disease prevention, as ordered by the physician;
• Collect information regarding patient status and report the results to the Primary Care Provider (PCP) or RN in a timely manner;
• Provide patient/youth education and accurately document care in the approved format, noting and carrying out physician's orders;
• Administer/assist with therapeutic measures and treatments;
• Clean and maintain equipment;
• Obtain specimens for diagnostic testing as ordered;
• Assist the RN and PCP with clinic appointments; e.g., physical exams, minor surgeries, casting, identifying minor illnesses;
• Assist mental health professionals by contributing to the treatment planning process and the formal evaluation of patient/youth progress by monitoring and recording observed patient behavior;
• Participate in the training of patient/youth in activities of daily living and assist in routine treatments;
• Document in the patient/youth health record the nursing care and treatment provided and the patient/youth response to facilitate the continuity of care and communicate to other healthcare providers.