Lead LVN III - Baldwin Park - Pediatrics - Full time - Day
Primary Location Baldwin Park, California
Worker Location Onsite
Facility Baldwin Park Medical Offices
Job Number 1330797 Date posted 01/15/2025
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Description:
Job Summary:
Information will be added based on hiring manager submission
Essential Functions:
- Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies & Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities & applicable state, federal & local laws
- Performs patient care functions, w/in the scope of competency, considering age related needs of the patient as prescribed by physician/health care professional(s) following established protocols, policies & procedures
- Assist medical personnel w/ special procedures, minor surgical procedures and/or diagnostic exams
- Assess & monitor patients' condition & notify physician/health care professional for disposition
- Prepare & administer medications as directed by physician order following established protocols
- Maintain equipment & supplies
- Identify & arrange for equipment needing repair
- Apply principles of aseptic technique & infection control as directed by the Infection Control Manual
- Monitor patient flow & assign/direct other ancillary personnel as needed
- Provide medical information & education to patients, following established protocols & guidelines
- Document pertinent patient information, assessment & nursing procedures following established protocols
- Explain purpose & process of examinations, tests & medical procedures to patients, following established guidelines
- Instruct patients on general health & basic self-care procedures
- Review, explain & clarify physician orders w/ patient
- Instruct patient in use of home equipment
- Administer patient first aid
- Apply basic orthopedic devices, as ordered by physician
- Execute treatments such as urinary catheterization, bladder irrigations, suction procedures & throat irrigations
- Follow std infection control procedures
- Initiate emergency procedures (including basic CPR) & provide emergency patient treatments
- Administer inhalation therapy
- Perform surgical preps
- Prepare & position patients for procedures
- Prepare patients for physical examinations
- Provide therapeutic care as ordered by physician
- Rinse & clean instruments & equipment
- Sterilize instruments & equipment
- Arrange for equipment repair & maintenance
- Monitor supply of oxygen & gas tanks
- Complete laboratory, radiology requisitions & specialized test forms
- Notify appropriate personnel of abnormal lab test results
- Observe patient condition for reactions during & after procedures
- Remove sutures following established protocols
- Respond to Code Blues
- Take & record patient vital signs, height, weight, etc.
- Obtain specimens from patients
- Perform venipuncture & finger sticks to obtain blood samples
- Prepare specimens & specimens for lab analysis
- Perform urine tests (tablet or dipstick)
- Perform vision screening using Snellen chart
- Perform routine diagnostic tests, following established protocols
- Assist as member of surgical team
- Assist physicians w/ endotracheal intubations
- Assists physician in obtaining tissue specimens & biopsies
- Assist w/ proctological procedures (i.e., sigmoidoscopies)
- Restrain or support patients during procedures
- Perform EKG's (electrocardiograms)
- Administer medications as prescribed, w/in scope of practice
- Transport patients to/from designated areas
- Transport laboratory specimens, medical records, laboratory supplies & materials
- Transport office supplies & materials, patient related supplies & materials
- Function as team leader
- Call in telephone prescriptions, following established protocols
- Assume other activities & responsibilities as directed
Pay Grade: 29
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
- Minimum one (1) year of recent experience as a LVN in an acute/outpatient setting within the last three (3) years.
- Minimum one (1) year of recent experience as an LVN in a lead capacity within the last three (3) years.
Education
- N/A
License, Certificate, Registration
- Current California Licensed Vocational Nurse
- I.V. Certification
- Basic Life Support card
Additional Requirements:
- Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to adhere to telephone protocols
- Ability to communicate effectively with managers, providers, colleagues and members
- Team player, ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent customer service skills
- Self-starter, innovative and flexible
- Consistently demonstrating the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to purchasers, contracted providers and vendors
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior leadership experience and/or demonstrated leadership skills
- Basic PC skills: Health Connect/ Mainframe/ KITS/ POINT/ RIS system
Notes:
• May work every other weekend.
• May travel to outlying MOBS 50 % annually.
Primary Location: California,Baldwin Park,Baldwin Park Medical Offices
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Onsite
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: B01|SEIU|Local 399
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Baldwin Park MOB - Pediatrics-Regular Clinic - 0806
Pay Range: $38.87 - $43.05 / hour
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: Yes, 50 % of the Time
On-site: Work location is on-site (KP designated office, medical office building or hospital).
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
Consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanente's Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, accreditation, and licensure requirements (where applicable), and Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures.
Models and reinforces ethical behavior in self and others in accordance with the Principles of Responsibility, adheres to organizational policies and guidelines; supports compliance initiatives; maintains confidences; admits mistakes; conducts business with honesty, shows consistency in words and actions; follows through on commitments.
Job duties with at least occasional or possible access to: (1) patients, the general public, or other employees; (2) confidential protected health information and other confidential KP information (including employee, proprietary, financial or trade secret information); (3) KP property and assets, for example, electronic assets, medical instruments, or devices; (4) controlled substances regulated by federal law or potentially subject to diversion.
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Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.
For jobs where work will be performed in unincorporated LA County, the employer provides the following statement in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
