SRS – Neurology – LVN – La Mesa – Full-Time Day Shift

Sharp HealthCare•La Mesa, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Assists patients, staff, and physicians to maintain a high level of operational efficiency and customer service while providing quality care to a designated patient population. This role involves a variety of clinical and administrative tasks to support the smooth functioning of the neurology department.

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assists patients, staff, and physicians to maintain a high level of efficiency of operations and customer service while providing quality care to a designated patient population.
Administers medications safely and accurately per guidelines and written order, ensuring verification and documentation.
Prepares patients for examinations or procedures and obtains necessary consent.
Accurately documents patient care per protocol and partners with physicians to expand clinical knowledge.
Listens to patients, collects pertinent information, recognizes urgency, and routes to physicians.
Returns phone calls according to physician instructions.
May schedule patient appointments.
Provides specific educational material and individual teaching in partnership with physicians.
Uses universal precautions and demonstrates knowledge of infection control policies and procedures.
Provides assistance to PSRs in resolving front desk issues, 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 telephone messages according to established policy and troubleshoots problem calls.
Monitors patient flow and physician schedules, completing daily tasks to ensure quality and meet service standards.
Follows policy and procedure for entering OCM and utilization of IDX.
Completes work within assigned hours and responds to changing circumstances and prioritizes patient needs.
Responds to urgent and emergent situations in a calm and capable manner, utilizing good judgment and problem-solving ability.
Ensures readiness of reports and information to maximize patient visits and maintains appropriate supply levels, being cost-conscious in usage.
Participates in and prepares for site inspections and inventories, completing 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.
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 the month.
Supports and completes quality initiatives such as P4P, BMI, DataMart, etc.
Demonstrates knowledge of equipment and Information Systems applications.
Activates emergency procedures per protocol (code, fire, etc.).
Manages and completes AEHR tasks per prescribed timelines.
Supports and demonstrates knowledge of new applications and policies (AEHR, Abbreviations, etc.).
Demonstrates typing skills proficiency by using a keyboard, typing proficiently and accurately at a minimum of 30 words per minute with 0-2 errors, and proofing work.
Possesses knowledge of insurance, utilization review, scheduling requirements, and supports front desk responsibilities.
Able to operate and maintain department equipment.