Licensed Vocational Nurse, Internal Medicine

Sutter Health • Santa Clara, CA

2d • $41 - $55

About The Position

Under general supervision and within in the scope of their certification or licensure, assists providers by performing greeting and identifying patients, escorting patient to exam room, identifying purpose of visit, preparing patient for office visit such as weighing patient, taking vital signs, performing minor medical procedures and other tasks associated with patient care. The LVN delivers care within the scope of the California Nurse Practice Act and the PAMF Nursing guidelines.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• LVN-Licensed Vocational Nurse
• BLS-Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider
• Verbal and written communication skills for regular contact with employees, patients and patient families; requires tact.
• Basic high school math aptitude.
• Basic Windows skills to include keyboarding, mouse movement and computer data entry skills to enter patient information.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to lift and position patients.
• Visual capabilities to observe patients.
• Knowledge of medical terminology/anatomy.
• Ability to work with others in a flexible, cooperative manner.
• Requires moderate mental application and concentration to handle varying procedures and interruptions.

Nice To Haves

• Related medical experience.
• Bilingual, Spanish speaking

Responsibilities

• assists providers by performing greeting and identifying patients
• escorting patient to exam room
• identifying purpose of visit
• preparing patient for office visit such as weighing patient, taking vital signs, performing minor medical procedures and other tasks associated with patient care
• delivers care within the scope of the California Nurse Practice Act and the PAMF Nursing guidelines

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed