PACE Licensed Vocational Nurse - Float (Merced, Modesto, and Stockton PACE Centers)
$64,667–$67,891 year
On-siteStockton, California, United States or Merced, California, United States
Job Summary
Assess participants for medical emergencies and deliver clinical skilled services under direct supervision. Observe physical and mental wellbeing, report findings to medical providers, and provide basic patient education. Perform wound care, check vital signs, administer medications, and perform venipuncture or IV starts as ordered. Process labs, document medical history in the EMR, and ensure compliance with DHCS protocols. Supervise Personal Care Assistants during participant activities and assist in completing assessment tools for diagnoses and care plans. Drive to participant homes as needed and attend staff meetings. Maintain a flexible schedule across Merced, Modesto, and Stockton PACE Centers.
Required Qualifications
- Valid CA Driver's License, acceptable driving record, and vehicle insurance
- Must have reliable transportation
- Ability to work under stressful conditions
- Must have integrity, practice discretion and practice objective problem solving
- Data collection skills and knowledge of basic statistical principles
- Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with participants, coworkers, medical staff, and the public
- Skilled in identifying and recommending problem resolution
- Knowledge of safety and infection control requirements for healthcare facilities
- Demonstrated experience in quality assurance and performance improvement activities and in the development and implementation of staff education with application of adult learning concepts
- Knowledge of nursing best practices, Medi-Cal, Medicare, and community engagement
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Veni Puncture Certified obtain with-in 1 year of hire
- Maintains professional affiliations and any required certifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
- Current unencumbered Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in the state of CA
- Current BLS CPR Card certified by American Heart Association
- Minimum one (1) year direct patient care experience with skilled nursing or community care experience
- Minimum one (1) year experience working with the frail or elderly population
- Must be able to lift up to 30 pounds
- Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry patients
- Must be able to hear staff/clients on the phone and those who are served in-person, and speak clearly in order to communicate information to clients and staff
- Must have vision with or without lenses that is adequate to read memos, a computer screen, personnel forms and clinical and administrative documents
- Must have high manual dexterity
- Must be able to reach above the shoulder level to work, must be able to bend, squat and sit, stand, stoop, crouching, reaching, kneeling, twisting/turning, fingering and feeling
- Subject to unpleasant odors
- Exposure to biohazards, including infectious material and waste and any other conditions common in a health care environment
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge of nursing best practices, Medi-Cal, Medicare, and community engagement a plus, available community resources
- Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
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