Licensed Vocational Nurse – LVN

The Licensed Vocation Nurse (LVN) performs routine patient care, excluding administration of IV medications, as directed in a medical office or clinic setting.

• The LVN performs routine patient care functions as prescribed by licensed health care providers following established clinical protocols and policies and procedures within defined scope of education, training and responsibilities.
• Performs data collection focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.
• Completes chart preparation and management for scheduled patients.
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of health care team members.
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and other pertinent information as required by specific clinic.
• Implements patient education techniques such as: health coaching and teach back to support self-management. Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them.
• Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination.
• Performs point of care testing, including but not limited to urine tests, pregnancy tests, A1C, and others as directed.
• Assists the physician with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions which may require sterile technique, wound care, urine catheter insertion/removal, wound care, inhalation treatments, removal or application of dressings, EKG, visual testing, and audiometric testing.

Experience:

• Ability to read, write and comprehend English