LVN - Zion - Oncology - FT (40) - 8:30 AM - 5:00 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 them with the 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, and administer immunizations based on written protocols.
• Complete necessary arrangements or organize treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures by setting up sterile trays and assembling required 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 patients, holding clamps or retractors, sponging vascular areas, and passing instruments as directed by the physician.
• Prepare and transport medical equipment and laboratory specimens; clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.
• Maintain departmental files, including pulling files, assembling forms, and filing diagnostic reports.
• Initiate and/or complete diagnostic request forms per provider order, telephone prescriptions to pharmacies, relay medical information between physician and patient, and chart in patient’s medical record as indicated.
• Perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, pH, protein, and PKU tests.
• Perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests, and visual acuities.
• Collect and preserve specimens for testing (urine, sputum, stool) using non-invasive and invasive techniques.
• Participate in Department Quality Assurance activities.
• Perform other duties as required, such as checking medical records for incomplete data and relaying messages to staff.

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

• 8-hour shift; start times may vary.
• Weekend and holiday requirements.
• May float to all SDSA locations.
• Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Orientation provided in ID, ONC, Chemo, AIC.

Pay

$35.36 - $38.53 per hour.