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Cedars-Sinai Senior LVN - Internal Medicine Clinic - Playa Vista in Playa Vista, California
Job Description
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Tell me about the role:
The Senior LVN is a supportive role to the department lead LVN and/or department leadership. This role is responsible for delivering direct patient care, coordinating patient care workflows, coordinating, and monitoring staffing to meet the needs in the operations of the practice. The senior LVN will work collaboratively with clinical staff, physicians, leadership and other fields of the medical team to deliver safe and efficient patient-centered care.
Job duties and responsibilities:
Provides orientation and training for new clinical staff.
Conducts departmental orientation and assures that onboarding measures have been met to meet the needs of the department and of the employee.
Maintains a functional work environment by maintaining quality assurance/quality control logs, regulatory needs within the clinical space, needed supply levels, and housekeeping throughout the work environment.
Administers prescribed medications, injections, or IV medications using standard process and as advised by provider.
Provides basic patient care and treatments such as taking vitals, performing diagnostic tests, phlebotomy, and specimen collection advised by the provider.
Observes patient, documents, and reports any changes in condition to the provider for instructions in taking necessary actions for care.
Answers patient and physician incoming messages with provider input.
Provides review of MA skills and performance abilities using designated evaluation tools.
Performs quality assurance and quality control measures to maintain compliance in the clinical environment.
Organizes and assures proper clinical team coverage needed to support providers and deliver safe patient care
Qualifications
Education:
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing
License/Certification:
Current and valid California LVN License
IV/Phlebotomy Certified must acquire within one year of hire date
BLS from the American Heart Association and/or the American Red Cross
Experience:
Three (3) years of LVN experience required
Outpatient experience as an LVN highly preferred
About Us
Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.
About the Team
With a growing number of primary urgent and specialty care locations across Southern California, Cedars-Sinai’s medical network serves people near where they live. Delivering coordinated, compassionate healthcare you can join our network of clinicians and physicians to improve the healthcare people throughout Los Angeles and beyond.
Req ID : 1016
Working Title : Senior LVN - Internal Medicine Clinic - Playa Vista
Department : IM - Playa Vista
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Job Category : Nursing
Job Specialty : Nursing
Overtime Status : NONEXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $28.52 - $44.21
Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.