Licensed Vocational Nurse – Subacute

Job Description

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Location: Healdsburg, CA

Work Schedule: On Call / Per Diem

Shift: 12-hour, Nights

The Licensed Vocational Nurse performs services requiring technical and manual skills including the administration and management of IV therapy. Under the direct supervision of the Registered Nurse. “Direct” supervision means that the Registered Nurse shall be present on the same nursing unit as the person being supervised and available for consultation, direction and assistance. The LVN functions within the scope of his/her licensure and in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.

Required qualifications:

• Coursework/Training – Graduate of a School of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technician Program.
• 6 months Acute care experience within the last two years.
• Current licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in California.
• Current CPR.

Preferred qualifications:

• Long-term care, home care, or sub acute care.
• Valid IV Certification from the Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners or willing to obtain within 6 months of hire.

Providence St. Joseph Health (Providence) has worked for decades to improve health and quality of life in California’s North Bay region, starting in Sonoma County, where the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange opened the doors of Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital in 1950. Today, we continue the mission begun by the Sisters to those we serve through an integrated spectrum of primary, urgent, acute, outpatient, palliative care and regional referral services. Sonoma County facilities aligned with Providence include the 278-bed Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the region’s only Level II trauma center. In addition, the 80-bed Petaluma Valley Hospital and 43-bed Healdsburg Hospital are secular (non-religious) affiliates of Providence. Our services also encompass three Urgent Care centers, Hospice of Petaluma, Memorial Hospice and North County Hospice, the Annadel Medical Group doing business as St. Joseph Health Medical Group, as well as the St. Joseph Home Care Network (post-acute care services). We act as a regional referral hub for outlying hospitals, while also providing outpatient behavioral health care, education to promote health and prevent chronic disease, rehabilitation, oral health care, community benefit programs, and more, all fostering health and quality of life throughout the area.Providence provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Providence complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.Positions specified as “on call/per diem” refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as “as needed basis” to fill in for staff vacancies.