LVN - 5251 Viewridge Ct. - Obstetrics/GYN - PT (21) - 6:30 AM - 9:30 PM

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.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider.
• Clean or irrigate wounds 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.
• Recognize and respond to acute emergency situations following established procedures.
• Orient patients to system policies and practices; provide appropriate instruction sheets based on provider direction and review with patient.
• Administer medications (excluding IV medications) as ordered by provider; observe and document patient’s response to medications and therapy.
• Perform tuberculin, coccidioidin, and histoplasmin skin tests as part of a tuberculosis control program.
• Perform immunizations based on written protocols.
• Complete necessary arrangements or organize treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up instruments, drapes, and sponges in sterile trays and assembling equipment.
• Assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.
• Provide assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and diagnostic examinations by positioning and draping; may hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as directed by the physician.
• Prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens.
• Clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.
• Maintain departmental files, including pulling files, assembling forms, and filing returned diagnostic reports.
• Initiate and/or complete diagnostic request forms per provider order, telephone prescriptions to pharmacies, relay medical information between physician and patient.
• Chart in patient’s medical record as indicated.
• Perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, tests to determine pH, protein, PKU, hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests, and visual acuities.
• Collect, by non-invasive and invasive techniques, and preserve specimens for testing, including urine, sputum, and stool.
• Participate in Department Quality Assurance activities.
• Perform other duties as required, such as checking patient medical records for incomplete data and relaying messages to staff personnel.

Requirements

• Ability to work effectively with the public.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.
• Consistently demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service.
• Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Vocational Nurse License (California).
• Basic Life Support certification.

Schedule

• Scheduled weekly hours: 20–32 (part-time).
• Variable shifts including early, evening, and weekend hours.
• Available to float to all OBGYN clinic locations and cross-train in sub-specialty clinics.

Pay

$35.36 - $38.53 / hour