Sr. LVN, Surgical Outpatient Clinic (Santa Monica)

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  JOB DUTIES
  

In this role, you will provide total patient care to the adult patients in the Santa Monica Surgery Outpatient Clinic. Major duties include: charting in CareConnect, coordinating and providing patient care in an out-patient setting; assisting physicians with procedures such as minor surgeries; assisting in suturing, suture removal, and application or dressing changes; assisting in special procedures such as incision and drainage of infected areas; administering medications; assist in surgery, ability to scrub and set up sterile equipment, surgical trays for surgical procedures; knowledge of sterile technique, maintenance of surgical equipment and supplies; arranging follow-up care and ancillary tests; patient photography; assisting, consenting, dropping charges in charge capture, and providing patient education; supervising medical assistants and managing patient flow. 

Salary range: $33.60- $44.33 Hourly

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  JOB QUALIFICATIONS
  

• Current California LVN License 
• IV Certification
• Minimum 6 months of prior LVN experience
• Current BCLS Certification issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• Skill in analyzing information, problems, situations, practices, and/or procedures to define the problem, identify relevant concerns or factors, identify patterns and tendencies, formulate logical and objective conclusions, and reorganize alternatives and their implications.
• Skill in speaking with persons of various backgrounds to obtain information.
• Ability to work as part of a team and establish cooperative working relationships with administrators, physicians, peers and the public.
• Experience with varied computer softwares, and hardware including word processing.
• Working knowledge of CareConnect scheduling system.
• Extensive experience in organizing workflow in order to accomplish established objectives.
• Skill in establishing and implementing goals
• Ability to assist with Minor OR procedures.
• Treatment skills including catheterizations
• Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate actions.
• Ability to write concise and clear progress notes and to compose patient education materials.
• Knowledge and experience administering intramuscular and oral medications, starting and monitoring IVs and venipuncture.
• Demonstrate knowledge of office procedures for in an ambulatory surgery clinic, including scheduling appointments.
• Demonstrated skill in setting-up and maintaining sterile fields, and sterile trays for specialized Surgery procedures including biopsies.
• Working knowledge of Surgery procedures and nursing concepts and practices.