This examination is being given to fill one vacancy at San Joaquin General Hospital and to establish an eligible list to fill future vacancies in Health Care Services.

TYPICAL DUTIES: The Licensed Vocational Nurse under immediate supervision, performs sub-professional nursing duties in the care and treatment of mentally or physically ill patients; takes and records vital signs; performs routine nursing duties including making beds, lifting and moving patients; bathing and feeding patients, personal and oral hygiene of patients and expiration care; administers various types of medications, including I. V.’s; applies dressings, compresses and soaks; inserts urinary catheters; tests urine and records results; observes patients; reports and records observations accurately; transcribes doctor’s orders; participates and assists in the care, treatment and rehabilitation of the emotionally disturbed, mentally ill, or mentally retarded; participates in orientation and on-the-job training of assigned personnel; participates in staff development training programs; may perform specialized medical treatment or tests and operate related medical equipment and apparatus upon assignment; may administer CPR, use resuscitation equipment and administer first aid.

License: Possession of a valid license as a Vocational Nurse issued by the State of California, Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners; or possession of a valid Interim Permit issued by the Board. A COPY OF LICENSE MUST BE ATTACHED TO APPLICATION.

NOTE: Appointees with Interim Permits will be designated as Vocational Nurse Interim Permitees. A COPY OF PERMIT MUST BE ATTACHED TO APPLICATION.

Knowledge of: Principles and practices of vocational nursing; human anatomy insofar as it applies to the treatment and therapy typical of assignment; the more common physical illnesses and their symptoms; medical terminology.

Ability to: Follow oral and written directions of a technical and professional nature in exact detail; develop skill in the care and operation of medical equipment and apparatus used in area of assignment; plan and coordinate the work of subordinates if required by nature of assignments; maintain and interpret nursing records and reports; deal with patients sympathetically and tactfully; attend to the personal needs of the physically and mentally ill.