Required:

• At least 1 year of experience as an LVN in an ambulatory care or community setting.
• Current LVN license with blood withdrawal and IV certification issued by the State of California Board of Vocational Nursing Examiners.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross. 
• Knowledge of all instruments and supplies to perform physical examinations and/or procedures.
• Excellent blood withdrawal and IV skills.
• Ability to take vital signs, administer medications and obtain drug refills as needed.
• Skill in administering oral, intradermal, intramuscular, subcutaneous and intravenous medication, as ordered by physician and record into patient’s chart.
• Ability to recognize abnormal laboratory values and report to the physician.   
• Knowledge of symptomatology of common and or life threatening medical problems.
• Ability to effectively elicit salient clinical information such as presenting complaints from patients and referring professional, and make appropriate assignments based on established guidelines.
• Skill in listening perceptively, conveying awareness and responding to patients and parents with health concerns using tact and discretion.

• Experience working with pediatric patients.
• Bilingual in Spanish.