"Senior Vocational Nurse - CAC - Multispecialty - PT Days"

Senior Vocational Nurse - CAC - Multispecialty - PT Days

Req ID: 83672

Location: Irvine, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: CAC - Multispecialty

Position Type: Full Time

Salary Range Minimum: USD $32.63/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $40.58/Hr.

Who We Are

UCI Health is the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine, and the only academic health system based in Orange County. UCI Health is comprised of its main campus, UCI Medical Center, a 459-bed, acute care hospital in Orange, Calif., four hospitals and affiliated physicians of the UCI Health Community Network in Orange and Los Angeles counties and ambulatory care centers across the region. Listed among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 23 consecutive years, UCI Medical Center provides tertiary and quaternary care and is home to Orange County's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center, high-risk perinatal/neonatal program and American College of Surgeons-verified Level I adult and Level II pediatric trauma center, gold level 1 geriatric emergency department and regional burn center. UCI Health serves a region of nearly 4 million people in Orange County, western Riverside County and southeast Los Angeles County.

To learn more about UCI Health, visit www.ucihealth.org.

Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:

The University of California, Irvine, a career destination unlike any other, is built upon a rich history of academic and healthcare excellence. We are supported by a globally unique team of academic professionals, researchers, medical experts, and staff. Guided by our mission, vision, and strategic pillars, we thrive in a collaborative environment. We celebrate and leverage the diverse experiences and perspectives of our UCI community to continue to push the boundaries of innovation. Your opportunity to be a part of an award winning team, advancing your career journey, is now!

The incumbent performs assigned nursing procedures, taking vital signs, collecting and processing specimens for analysis, and assisting physicians with examinations and treatments. Incumbent observes, records and reports the physical and mental condition of patients.

Essential Job Functions:

• Coordinates with Medical Center personnel to effectively and timely implement the plan of care, including scheduling initial consultations, referrals, follow up appointments, ancillary services, etc. 20%
• Conducts effective patient/family teaching. Documents all patient education. 10%
• Collects, labels and sends to laboratory for analysis specimens such as sputum and urine. Appropriately communicates and documents lab results. 10%
• Assesses and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition initially and on an ongoing basis. Accurately evaluates and documents the patient/family response to care. Documents patient observations/care appropriately in the computer, on the flow sheets, or wherever appropriate. 20%
• Administers patient treatments or procedures in a safe, effective and age appropriate manner, and in compliance with all policies, protocols, and regulations. Accurately takes and records vital signs including temperature, pulse, weight, respiratory rate and blood pressure, documenting appropriately. Administers medications in a safe, effective and age appropriate manner, and in compliance with all policies and regulations. 40%

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Minimum 6 months experience working as an LVN in an acute care setting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of JCAHO requirements
• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms
• Bilingual skills in English and Spanish and/or Vietnamese

Licenses and Certifications:

• LVN (Required)
• BLS (Required)