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A Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) implements delegated patient care functions under the direction of the Professional Registered Nurse. This individual performs these functions according to established hospital standards of nursing care, standards of nursing practice, and within the Vocational Nurse Practice Act.

Responds appropriately to patients and families with knowledge of age-specific needs based on the scope of service of the unit/department where assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of a program for Licensed Vocational Nurse
• Current Licensed Vocational Nurse licensure in good standing in California
• Satisfactory completion of BLS
• Able to perform all physical requirements pertaining to delegated tasks
• Able to accurately and efficiently complete assigned tasks
• Able to organize and prioritize work to complete assignments in a timely manner
• Able to establish and maintain a courteous and cooperative (service-oriented) working relationship with patients, families, and co-workers
• Demonstrate competency in medication administration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a course in Intravenous Therapy approved by the LVN Board
• Recent hospital direct patient care experience in an acute, sub-acute unit, or skilled nursing facility
• One (1) plus years of acute care institutional experience

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

About the hospital, you will serve.

Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro is a 259- bed nonprofit hospital that has served the Harbor and greater South Bay communities. Our Medical Center offers a comprehensive array of medical and surgical services each distinguished by innovation, quality, and excellence in its respective area.

We received the CHART “Certificate of Excellence” for receiving superior or above average results across the majority of outcomes and process measures publicly reported by CHART.

We ranked in the top 21 among more than 240 hospitals throughout the state compared to California Healthcare Foundation and were the first location in the South Bay to carry the Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers.

As a member of Providence, we are continually driven by the caring tradition of our heritage – the foundation of our Mission and core values – to embrace compassion, dignity, justice, excellence, and integrity.

Providence today celebrates unprecedented growth, recognition for top-quality health care, a vibrant employee culture where new ideas are encouraged and a drive to help the underprivileged – all with an eye toward the future.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others.

We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and every one is essential, heard, and respected.

Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics, and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington.

As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices, and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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