Senior LVN - Cardiology
Company: Cedars-Sinai
Location: Beverly Hills
Posted on: May 24, 2023
Job Description:
Join Cedars-Sinai!Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been ranked
the #1 hospital in California and #2 hospital in the nation by
U.S.--News--&--World--Report, 2022-23Cedars-Sinai was awarded
the Advisory Board Company's Workplace of the Year which is an
award that recognizes hospitals and health systems nationwide that
have outstanding levels of employee engagement. We also have a
great benefits package and competitive compensation which explains
why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America's Best
Hospitals!Why work here?Beyond outstanding employee benefits
including health and dental insurance, vacation, and a 403(b) we
take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished staff
reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve.
They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive
environment that fuels innovation.Align yourself with an
organization that has a reputation for excellence! Cedars-Sinai was
awarded the National Research Corporation's Consumer Choice Award
19 years in a row for providing the highest-quality medical care in
Los Angeles. We were also awarded the Advisory Board Company's
Workplace of the Year. This recognizes hospitals and health systems
nationwide that have outstanding levels of employee engagement.
Join us! Discover why U.S. News & World Report has named us one of
America's Best Hospitals.--Job Summary: --Key Job
ResponsibilitiesThe Senior LVN is a supportive role to the
department lead LVN and/or department leadership. This role is
responsible for providing 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 disciplines of the medical team to provide safe and efficient
patient-centered care.Summary of Essential Duties:
- Prepares the clinic for patient visits by participating in
daily clinic tasks, such as stocking and cleaning exam rooms,
calibrating weight scales, checking refrigerator temps, retrieving
lab reports from the lab, stocking the fax and printers, reviewing
and distributing incoming faxes, and other duties.Print patient
schedule, obtain patient charts, review progress notes and green
sheet from prior visit, and retrieve any outstanding test results
needed prior to the patient's visit.Meet with the physician to
review the chart and to clarify any questions regarding the
upcoming visit as needed.Run trend reports for any labs, as
indicated, and place copy of lab trends and test results onto the
front of the chart for review on the day of the visit.Identifies
patients with 2 identifiers (Name, DOB/MR #), and greet patients
with proper etiquette by addressing them as "Mr., Mrs., or Ms." or
as requested specifically by the patient, and escort them to a
room.Places patient identification armband on all patients entering
the infusion room or radiology dept for treatment, tests, and
procedures.Takes vital signs and weight and records legibly in
chart. Measure height for all new patients and record in
chart.Anticipates physician requests for any tests that need to be
run.Interviews patients to obtain medical information and any
untoward signs and symptoms to report to the physician or
supervising RN.Identifies any needed refills needed and facilitates
prescription refill orders.Administers oral, intramuscular,
subcutaneous, topical, or intra-dermal medications after the
medication has been properly verified for the 5 rights of
medication administration (patient, medication, dose, route, and
frequency).Explains treatment procedures, medications, diets and
physicians' instructions to patients.Starts IVs as needed.Performs
venipuncture or finger-stick for withdrawing blood sample.Collects
and prepares laboratory specimens.Performs nasal smears and throat
cultures under physician supervision.Informs the physician of any
questionable test results.Documents all chart entries legibly on
the patient record including the vital signs, medications,
injections, notes, labs, and charges.Performs general office duties
such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments and/or
procedures, logging patients, and filing chart documents.Triages
and directs telephone calls for physicians, nurses and laboratory
needs.Takes and returns pharmacy calls in a timely mannerObtains
insurance authorizations for prescriptions.Calls in prescription
refills (medications without change in dose, route or frequency
only), as authorized by the physician and document
accordingly.Arranges for outpatient orders and services (including,
but not limited to transfusions, home health, physical therapy,
medical equipment, etc).Operates EKG, pulse oximetry, and other
equipment for routine diagnostic tests and document results on the
chart.Maintains a respectable and courteous manner with all
patients, families, physicians, employees, offices, pharmacies, and
hospitals.Provides coverage for other physician practices as
needed.Performs other similar or related duties as necessary within
scope of license, using down-time to help in other areas and/or as
assigned by supervisor.--Education:
- Graduate of an accredited LVN program
requiredLicense/Certification:
- Current, California LVN license requiredCurrent IV Therapy and
Blood Withdrawal Certification through California Board of
Vocational Nursing required within one year of hire dateCurrent
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart
Association and/or the American Red Cross requiredExperience:
- A minimum of 3 years of experience in an outpatient medical
setting requiredWorking Title: Senior LVN - CardiologyDepartment:
Cardiology 2Business Entity: Cedars-Sinai Medical Care
FoundationJob Category: NursingJob Specialty: NursingPosition Type:
Full-timeShift Length: 8 hour shiftShift Type: DayBase Pay:$26.88 -
$40.32
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