Senior Vocational Nurse - Irvine Plaza Multi Specialty - FT Days

Senior Vocational Nurse - Irvine Plaza Multi Specialty - FT Days

Req ID: 145873

Location: Irvine, California

Division: Medical Center

Department: Irvine Plaza Multi Specialty

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 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 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.

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:

• Licensed Vocational Nurse
• Basic Life Support