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**Facility:** Sharp Memorial Hospital

**City** San Diego

Department

Job Status

Regular

Shift

Variable

FTE

1

Shift Start Time

Shift End Time

California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians; AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association; ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association

Hours** **:

Shift Start Time:

Variable

Shift End Time:

Variable

AWS Hours Requirement:

10/40 - 10 Hour Shift

Additional Shift Information:

Weekend Requirements:

Every Other

On-Call Required:

No

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):

$31.700 - $39.620 - $47.540

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position.  The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

**Please Note:** As part of our recruitment process, you may receive communication from Dawn, our virtual recruiting assistant. Dawn helps coordinate scheduling for screening calls and interviews to ensure a smooth and timely experience. Rest assured, all candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are made by our recruitment and hiring teams.

What You Will Do

Under the direction of the Manager, is responsible for directing day to day activities specific to safe transport of the patient population and provides supervision to support staff. Under the direction of an RN, uses and practices basic data collection, participates in planning and executes interventions for patients requiring nursing support in the Centralized Patient Transport department. Provides individualized nursing care to patients during transport. Acts as a clinical resource for the department. Supports the Rapid Resource Team (RRT) when utilized in the department.

Required Qualifications

+ Supervisory experience

+ California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians -REQUIRED

+ AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

+ 2 Years Clinical experience as an LVN

+ ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -PREFERRED

Essential Functions

+ Arrhythmia InterpretationInterprets EKG in seven and four leads per competency (EKG Rhythms I & II).Identifies changes and trends in cardiac rhythms per standards.Communicates changes and trends in cardiac rhythms to other staff per standards.Identifies arrhythmias necessary for the nurse to download into electronic documentation systems to maintain an accurate rhythm history in the electronic record.

+ Communication and teamworkCommunicates and coordinates with other health care team members to facilitate the safe transport of patients.Anticipates and problem solves issues with related ancillary and nursing units.Assists with assigned departments needs as necessary (performing various roles, duties and functions) to maintain high level of quality services.Facilitates inter-departmental cooperation and teamwork.Actively and positively strives to implement departmental goals and support changes.

+ Demonstrates initiativeAssures daily staffing levels are appropriate for workload and quality patient care needs.Supervision of day to day activities of transport personnel to ensure efficient staff productivity.Ensures that patient flow within the department is constant and organized.Problem solves to promote positive relationships with internal and external customers.Facilitates referring physician requests.Ensures adequate inventory and equipment maintenance in the department.Maintains professional and positive atmosphere in the department.Ensures adherence to departmental policy, Procedure and Guidelines (i.e., dress code, radiation safety, standard precautions).

+ Human resource managementTimely completion of staff schedules.Provides input to manager/supervisor on hiring and promotion decisions, corrective action, coaching and counseling.Ensures completion of performance appraisals and competencies (new hire and annual/ongoing).Ensures lunch and break relief is provided to all staff.Communicates pertinent issues to the manager/supervisor on a timely basis.Supports development of staff.Acts as a resource to staff and physicians.

+ SafetyEffectively provides safe and effective transports of moderately unstable and stable patients utilizing correct mode of travel.Complies with all mobility requirements and ensures that equipment is available, stored properly, and cleaned regularly.Demonstrates the ability to transfer and transport patients, with assistance, with complex clinical support equipment safely, maintains the integrity of intravenous lines, suction devices, feeding tubes, etc.Takes action in life threatening situations and initiates code Blue or RRT response as appropriate.

+ Technical skillsCollects assessment data (using observation, palpation and auscultation including age/cultural specific considerations). Documents data.Demonstrates technical expertise and competency within scope of practice, acts as a clinical resource for the department.Provides individualized nursing care during patient transport for patients requiring LVN transport.Collaborates and/or refers practices outside of scope to RN.

+ TransportCorrectly utilizes the transport tracking system for:Transporting patients and items - Tracking and progressing jobsAccepting jobs limited job rejectionsDelay and cancellation of jobsUses mini tasks and task assistance when availableCorrectly identifies patients by using two patient identifiers

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class