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LVN – Dermatology
Company | Sharp Healthcare |
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Location | San Diego, CA, USA |
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Salary | $29.41 – $44.11 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Junior |
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Requirements
- California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians -REQUIRED
- AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) – American Heart Association -REQUIRED
Responsibilities
- Assists patients, staff and physicians as needed to maintain a high level of efficiency of operations and customer service while providing quality care to a designated patient population.
- Demonstrates clinical knowledge and skill in assigned area and within scope of practice.
- Fully successful in performing/assisting with all tests and procedures in assigned department.
- May act as a clinical resource for assigned area.
- Administers medications safely and accurately per guidelines and written order.
- Ensures verification by licensed person and documentation of all medications administered including two (2) patient identifier verification.
- Assists with Medical Assistant medication verification in immediate area.
- No medication errors.
- Able to prepare patient for examination or procedure.
- Obtains complete and accurate consent for procedures/surgery.
- Prepares and labels biopsies in a thorough and accurate manner.
- Accurately documents patient care per protocol.
- Partners with physicians to continuously learn and expand clinical knowledge base.
- Listens to patients, collects pertinent information, recognizes the urgency of the patient’s problem and routes to physicians.
- Returns phone calls according to physician instruction.
- May schedule patient appointments.
- In partnership with physician, provides specific educational material and individual teaching.
- Uses universal precautions and demonstrates knowledge of infection control policies and procedures.
- Provides assistance to PSRs in resolving issues related to front desk responsibilities including scheduling and telephone management.
- Acts as a positive role model and ensures appropriate service delivery.
- Participates in clinical projects as directed by the physician or manager.
- Organizes and completes daily requirements and responsibilities.
- Ensures prompt and efficient return of messages according to established policy.
- Troubleshoots and resolves problem calls.
- Monitors patient flow, physician schedules and completes daily tasks to ensure quality and meet service standards.
- Follows policy and procedure for entering of OCM and utilization of IDX.
- Completes work within assigned hours.
- Able to respond to changing circumstances and prioritize patient needs.
- Responds to urgent and emergent situations in a calm and capable manner.
- Utilizes good judgment and problem solving ability.
- Ensures readiness of reports and information to maximize patient visit.
- Maintains appropriate supply levels.
- Cost conscious in usage.
- Participates in and prepares for site inspections and inventories.
- Completes department inventories per guidelines.
- Enters authorizations and schedules surgeries and procedures in a timely and accurate manner.
- Assists in other departments as assigned to meet staffing needs and travels to other sites as business needs arise.
- Successfully completes Nursing Competencies with a score of 90% or greater in each section = Great.
- Successfully completes Nursing Competencies with a score of 90% or greater on all but one section. Passed on retesting = Good.
- Unsuccessful in passing more than one section of Nursing Competency Testing and/or failed to pass testing on second attempt = Needs Improvement.
- Completes Quality Assurance (QA) assignments and ensures overall department compliance with requirements.
- Maintains narcotic control procedures including key management and inventory.
- Assists with prescription reconciliation at the end of month.
- Support and completion of quality initiatives: P4P, BMI, DataMart, etc.
- Demonstrates knowledge of equipment and Information Systems applications.
- Able to activate emergency procedure per protocol – code, fire, etc.
- Documents patient care events in a thorough and accurate manner.
- Manages and completes AEHR tasks per prescribed time lines.
- Support and knowledge of new applications and policies: AEHR, Abbreviations, etc.
- Demonstrate typing skills proficiency by: Using a keyboard, required to type proficiently and accurately; Have the ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute with 0-2 errors; Have the ability to proof work.
- Knowledge of insurance, utilization review, scheduling requirements and support of front desk responsibilities.
- Able to operate and maintain department equipment.
Preferred Qualifications
- 1 Year LVN experience in related clinical area
- Ambulatory care experience
- ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) – American Heart Association -PREFERRED
- IV Certification (NPTA Sterile Product Certification) – Various-Employee provides certificate -PREFERRED