Location
Anaheim, CA | United States
Job description
This position is responsible for providing acute nursing patient care in a safe, appropriate and effective manner under the direction of a Registered Nurse, in compliance with the LVN Practice Act. Additional responsibilities include collecting patient information, timely and complete documentation of patient care and implementation of assigned tasks, medical orders and plan of care. Integrates patient care standards into all patient care activities.
- This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the mission of AHMC- Anaheim Regional Medical Center and AHMC Inc. It is expected that the employee demonstrate behavior consistent with the core values of AHMC- ARMC and AHMC Inc. The employee shall support AHMC- Anaheim Regional Medical Center’s strategic plan and goals and direction of the performance improvement plan. The employee will also be expected to support all organizational expectations including, but not limited to; Customer Service, Patient’s Rights, Confidentiality of Information, Environment of Care and AHMC Inc initiatives.
Graduate of an LVN School of Nursing.
One year acute care experience as an LVN in Medical Surgical Services required. In lieu of this experience, consideration will be made for an employee with strong education and associated experiential background and/or work history.
Basic Arrhythmia
Current CA LVN license
Current Healthcare Provider BLS
Current Healthcare Provider ACLS
NIHSS
IV certification
Phlebotomy certification
EKG Certification
MAB (for ED)
- Meets customer service expectations and AHMC Inc Activities.
- Promotes a service culture – AHMC- ARMC Customer Service Standards.
- Demonstrates the customer satisfaction standards set for the institution.
- Actively participates in ways to prevent customer complaints and dissatisfaction with services.
- Focuses attention and actions on what is best for the patient or customer.
- Attempts to identify all customer needs and tries to meet and/or exceed expectations.
- Interacts with all customers in a caring manner.
- Contact with others is polite and proactive.
- Promotes a positive teamwork environment.
- Creates closure after interactions.
- Communicates effectively in a positive, respectful and concise manner.
- Demonstrates Core Values and supports Mission, Vision and Values and Code of Conduct.
- Can articulate and demonstrates support for organizational goals, the Mission and Vision of the Institution and the core values.
- Assures patient/family rights are respected and fulfills the Medical Center’s Patient Safety Philosophy.
- Maintains confidentiality of patient information and Medical Center business matters.
- Complies with all established policies and procedures.
- Safeguards self/others and physical plant and equipment.
- Demonstrates and understands personal and department role in the security, health, life and safety plans.
- Demonstrates and understands role in the hazardous materials plan and can access information on MSDSs.
- Demonstrates and understands the role in the hospital emergency and disaster plan.
- Follows procedures for reporting faulty equipment or service problems.
- Performance Improvement
- Participates in performance improvement activities.
- Understands and advocates AHMC Inc initiatives.
Essential Job Functions
- Consistently applies infection control policies/practices.
- Meets population/age specific competencies.
- Attends department specific education/training, inservices, and staff meetings.
- Department specific performance improvement project.
- Provides for psycho-social, spiritual and cultural needs of the patients, family, and others.
- Provides for the education of patients, family, and others.
- Demonstrates the ability to safely and competently provide care in emergency situations.
- Demonstrates the ability to safely and competently administer medications, intravenous therapy, etc.
- Demonstrates competence in the performance of duties/responsibilities related to patient care.
- Demonstrates the ability to safely and competently use equipment, supplies and perform therapeutic/ diagnostic interventions.
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