LVN

Company: Kaiser
Location: La Mesa
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Under direct supervision of an RN or provider performs routine patient care, excluding administration of IV medications and venipuncture, following established policies, procedures and standards; follows Quality of Service Standards; follows Universal Precautions.--Essential Functions:- May perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider.- Cleaning or irrigating wound after provider's assessment and instructions, shaving and skin preparation, ear washes, NG insertion&lavage, urinary catheter insertion&irrigation.- Reinforce standardized self care procedures as directed by licensed provider.- Recognizes and responds to acute emergency situation following established procedures.- Orients patients to system policies and practices.- Provides appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction.- Reviews instruction sheet with patient.- Administers medications, excluding IV medications, as ordered by provider.- Observes and documents patients' response to medications and therapy.- May perform tuberculin, coccidioidin and histoplasmin skin tests, provides such tests are part of a tuberculosis control program.- May perform immunizations provides they are based upon written protocols.- Completes necessary arrangements or organizes treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up or laying out instruments, drapes and sponges contained in sterile trays and assembling equipment items as required for particular procedures as directed.- May assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.- Provides assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and/or various diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping.- May hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by the physician.- Assures safety of patient during procedures.- May prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens.- May clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.- Follows Universal Precautions. Reports incidents of failure to follow procedures to Department Administrator or designee.- Maintains departmental files, performing duties such as pulling file and assembling forms prior to appointment, and filing returned diagnostic reports as directed.- Initiates and/or completes diagnostic rest forms per provider order, telephones prescriptions to pharmacies, relays medical information from physician to patient, and relays information from patient to physician.- Charts in patient's medical record as indicated.- May perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, tests to determine. PH, protein, PKU.- May perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests and visual acuities.- Collects, by non-invasive and invasive techniques, and preserves specimens for testing, including urine, and sputum and stool.- Participates in Department Quality Assurance activities.- Performs other duties, as required, such as checking patients' medical records for incomplete data and relaying message to staff personnel.- Note: Specific duties may vary depending on assignment.- Note: Bold print indicates the differences between an MAII&LVN.Basic Qualifications:Experience--- N/A.Education--- N/A.Licenses, Certifications, Registrations--- Current CA LVN license and BLS certification.--Additional Requirements:--- Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions.--- Ability to work effectively with the public.--- Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.--- Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service to each other, to our members, and to customers, contracted providers, and vendors.--Preferred Qualifications:--- --OBGYN, Infertility and Urogynecology experience preferred----Notes:

• Float position.
• Be able to do early, evening, weekends clinic as needed. --
• Cross train OBG sub-specialty clinics & travel to all OBGYN locations.
• Current CA LVN License and BLS Certification from AHA required.Job Schedule: Job Category: Nursing Licensed & Nurse Practitioners

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