SRS – Urgent Care – LVN – Full Time – Day Shift

300 Sharp HealthCare; San Diego (CA); Presencial; USD 41.000 - 59.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sharp HealthCare in San Diego is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to support operations and patient care in a fast-paced environment. You will assist patients, staff and physicians, coordinate with providers, and maintain quality nursing practices across designated populations.

Required credentials include California LVN license, BLS, ACLS, IV therapy/blood withdrawal certification, and PALS. The role emphasizes teamwork, documentation, and adherence to care standards.

Formación

• California LVN license required.
• BLS Healthcare Professional certification required.
• ACLS certification required.
• IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal certification required.
• PALS certification required.

Responsabilidades

• Assist patients, staff and physicians to maintain high efficiency and quality care.
• Provide nursing care within scope of practice and coordinate with providers.
• Maintain patient flow and accurate documentation in medical records.
• Support department operations and patient education as needed.
• Demonstrate infection control practices and universal precautions.

Conocimientos

LVN license

BLS for Healthcare

ACLS Certification

IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal

PALS

Herramientas

OCM system

Descripción del empleo

Hours

Hours: Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 12/36 - 12 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: Every Other On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $30.370 - $37.950 - $42.510 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Assists patients, staff and physicians as needed to maintain a high level of efficiency of operations and customer service while providing quality care to a designated patient population.

Required Qualifications

• California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
• Vocational Nurse IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal Certification - Various-Employee provides certificate -REQUIRED
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 Year LVN experience in a clinical area. Ambulatory care experience.

Essential Functions

• Clinical expert Demonstrates technical expertise and competency, and works within scope of practice. Acts as a clinical resource as needed. Partners with providers to continuously learn and expand clinical knowledge base. Maintains current knowledge of medications and administration techniques.
• Communication and teamwork Participates in technical and clinical in-services, customer service training, mock codes and pharmacy fairs. May act as preceptor for new nurses. Uses positive communication skills, identifies issues, makes suggestions related to access, patient care and patient satisfaction to immediate supervisor and offers solutions for resolution in cooperation with other team members. Gives and receives feedback about care and service delivery in a positive and constructive manner. Displays a willingness to float and assist in other departments and at other sites. Attends and participates in departmental and unit activities such as meetings and training. Performs all other duties as required by Director, Patient Care Manager, coordinator, lead, or supervisor.
• Department efficiency and effectiveness Ensures prompt and efficient return of messages according to established policy. Troubleshoots and resolves problem calls. Responsible for receiving ancillary results, routing to provider and forwarding to medical records as appropriate. Monitors patient flow and provider schedules. Completes daily tasks to ensure quality and meet service standards. Reviews charges for accuracy and completeness. Follows policy and procedure for entering items into OCM. Completes work within assigned hours. Demonstrates clear knowledge and accountability of quality regulations and standards for department. Maintains quality assurance book/list on unit. Performs all other duties as required by Director, Patient Care Manager, coordinator, lead, or supervisor.
• Nursing skills Demonstrates clinical nursing skills in Urgent Care as measured by providing direct patient care and successfully performing nursing tasks in assigned area. Demonstrates technical expertise and competency within established scope of practice. Uses universal precautions and demonstrates knowledge and practice of infection control policies and procedures.
• Patient education Provides specific educational materials and individual teaching in partnership with providers.
• Phone management Listens to patients, collects pertinent information, recognizes the urgency of patient's problem and routes to providers as necessary. Returns phone calls according to provider instruction. May schedule patient appointments. Clearly documents information in patient's clinical record or departmental logs. Types proficiently and accurately; has the ability to proof work. Consistently abides by and demonstrates the Sharp Healthcare Telephone Standards.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class.

About Sharp HealthCare

Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.