**LICENSED PRACTICAL/VOCATIONAL NURSE (Pediatrics)** **SITE OF SERVICE:** U.S. Naval Hospital Guam **POSITION QUALIFICATION/REQUIREMENTS:** **Degree:** Certificate. **Education:** Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate state agency and accredited by the Commission on Nursing Education Accreditation (CNEA) or another acceptable accreditation body outlined in the TO. **Cardiac Certifications** : Must have the following hands-on certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross: Basic Life Support (BLS) **Experience:** 3-year full-time experience within the last 5 years as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a clinical facility of similar size or complexity. **Licensure:** Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Licensed practical/Vocational Nurse in any one of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands. **U.S. Citizenship** **:** Shall be a U.S. citizen **English Language Requirement:** Shall be able to read, write, speak and understand English well enough to effectively communicate with all patients and other health care providers. **Physical Capability:** Shall be physically capable of standing and/or sitting for extended periods of time and physically capable of performing all services required under the contract. **DUTIES:** · Initiate, perform and complete assigned duties in providing care to variable patient populations. · Complete assigned patient care based on the patients' conditions, use judgment in selecting the appropriate order and sequence of procedures and treatments, and accurately recognize, report and record relevant patient information. · Observe, identify and respond to the patient's needs for care, including medication, equipment-assisted care and patient/family education. · Prepare and administer prescribed medications (oral, topical, subcutaneous, intramuscular and/or intravenous) and perform treatments according to established policies/procedures. · Recognize urgent or emergent patient care situations, seek assistance of the RN and/or MD/DO, and initiate appropriate emergency interventions as directed. · Perform support duties for complex diagnostic tests and/or specialized practices or procedures, which include preparing the patient, assisting in the diagnostic examination, preparing and handling specialized instruments or other specialized equipment, and monitoring the patient's condition before, during, and following the procedure. · Orient peers and ancillary personnel to unit policies and procedures, skills, and standards of practice. · Integrate healthy work environment principles that result in improved patient healthcare delivery, education of patients and their families and employee satisfaction. · Ensure patient care is carried out in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Care and the policies and procedures of the Hospital and/or Clinic. · Check patients into the clinic and triage using clinic guidelines. Inform the nurse, physician extender, or physician of the patient's condition and potential problems. · Obtain and document patient and pertinent family history. · Perform a full range of diagnostic support duties which include taking vital signs, collecting specimens, obtaining, recording, and tracking results of diagnostics tools. · Assist the physician in a variety of diagnostic examinations such as lumber punctures, colposcopies, and sigmoidoscopies, by preparing, positioning, and monitoring patients, and setting out and handling instruments and equipment. · Perform, record, and report results for laboratory tests such as checking urine for sugar and stool for blood. · Perform a range of treatment procedures that include sterile dressing changes, applying compresses, monitoring IV fluids, inserting catheters and suctions, inserting nasogastric tubes, administering medications, giving enemas, setting up and giving treatment that requires auxiliary equipment such as oxygen and suction. Ambulate patients to other areas to include Radiology, various clinics, and physical therapy. · Prepare patients for tests, examinations, treatments, and/or surgery. Collect specimens such as urine sputum, and stool. Label specimens for laboratory examination and follow up by using MHS Genesis or by calling the laboratory for reports. Alert provider to conditions which deviate from expected findings. · Prepare, start, monitor, and discontinue intravenous fluids with accuracy and in accordance with established procedures. · Observe, report, and document all observed symptoms, reactions, treatments, and changes in the patient condition to the registered nurse, physician extender or physician. Make careful observations to assess that nursing procedures and treatment do not cause additional distress. · Perform routine nursing care activities such