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Licensed Vocational Nurse

Description

Under general supervision, performs semiprofessional nursing work relating to the care and treatment to patients; may function as a team leader over other nonprofessional nursing personnel.

Only applicants who attach proof of their State of California Licensed Vocational Nurse license to their job application will be accepted. You can obtain proof from the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) website https://search.dca.ca.gov/. All applicants who do not attach verification will be rejected.

NOTE: Applicants who meet the employment standards will be invited to take an online examination tentatively scheduled for the week of August 17th.

Because we serve patients throughout multiple hospitals and clinics, you may have to work at different sites. We will meet any obligations we may have when this occurs.

Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) is the second largest public health care system in California and includes four acute care hospitals, 14 clinics and 60+ specialty and sub-specialty services. Our mission is to provide high-quality, accessible healthcare and excellent service to everyone in Santa Clara County.

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - SCVMC is a full-service tertiary acute care teaching hospital with 699 licensed beds providing a wide range of specialized services, including Rehabilitation, Burn, Trauma, and NICU. SCVMC was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #6 Rehabilitation Hospital in the nation and #1 in the West and designated as a 2024 High Performing hospital for Maternity Care, Heart Failure, Stroke, Hip Fracture, and Pneumonia.

O'Connor Hospital - O'Connor Hospital (OCH) is a 358 licensed bed acute care facility offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and specialty programs to residents of Santa Clara County. It was founded in 1889 as one of the first hospitals in the county. OCH has grown significantly over the past five years in both its inpatient volume and its Emergency Department visits. Along with these volume increases other ancillary and clinical departments like imaging, lab, pharmacy, and respiratory have seen growth as well.

St. Louise Regional Hospital - Since 1989, St. Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH) has been caring for the residents in Santa Clara and San Benito Counties, offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical specialties. SLRH has 93 beds, is a Designated Primary Stroke Center, and is the only acute care hospital in the area. Located in Gilroy, SLRH maintains a CALSTAR 2 emergency helicopter base on the premises.

Regional Medical Center– Regional Medical Center (RMC) is a 258-bed hospital that is the main emergency healthcare provider for East San José, treating a wide range of critical and life-threatening conditions for more than 60 years. Since the SCVH integration of RMC effective 4/1/25, RMC has expanded the critical services including Level II trauma, Thrombectomy capable Stroke Center and STEMI care, and has been seeing an increased number of emergency visits and inpatient volume.

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Typical Tasks

Administers routine medications and treatments as prescribed;
Takes and records temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure of patients;
Observes condition of patients and reports unusual conditions to supervisors;
Assists medical or professional nursing staff in examinations or special procedures;
Catheterizes patients and give enemas;
Provides general patient care, such as bathing, feeding and turning patients;
Assists in providing postpartum and nursery care;
Maintains patients' charts and other records;
Assists in providing care to children, such as in examinations, acceptance of medications and restriction of activities;
Collects specimens for laboratory analysis;
Assists in the operation of special equipment such as inhalation and suction therapy;
May function as team leader over other nonprofessional nursing personnel or have charge responsibilities on the late shifts in chronic care patient areas;
Cleans and sterilizes medical supplies and equipment;
Performs other related work as required.

Employment Standards

Training and experience equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade and graduation from an accredited school of vocational nursing.

Possession of a current valid license as a vocational nurse issued by the California State Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners.

Qualification Note: The licensing requirement is met if the candidate has, in accordance with California Business and Professions Code Section 2867.6 relating to Interim Permits, proof of passing the licensure examination, and is demonstrated by either a receipt for the initial license fee required by subdivision (e) of Code Section 2895 or a temporary certificate issued to practice by the Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California.

Knowledge of:

Practical nursing theory and practice and hospital ward routines.

Ability to:

Apply routine nursing techniques in the care and treatment of patients;
Understand and carry out written and verbal instructions;
Stand and walk for long periods and exercise a moderate amount of physical exertion and manual dexterity in the handling of patients or equipment;
Get along well with others;
Maintain medical charts and records and prepare reports.

Veterans Preference Information

This recruitment has been identified as non-entry level by the Human Resources Director. Any veteran who has submitted a copy of their DD 214 form, and received an honorable discharge within the last five years, will be given a preferential credit of five percent (ten percent for those identified as disabled veteran's), after attaining a passing examination score for a numerically scored examination.

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