LVN -Otay-Mesa Outpatient Med Cntr - Family Medicine-Regular Clinic - Part Time

Kaiser Permanente • San Diego, CA

129d

About The Position

Under direct supervision of an RN or provider performs routine patient care, excluding administration of IV medications and venipuncture, following established policies, procedures and standards; follows Quality of Service Standards; follows Universal Precautions.

Requirements

• Ability to work effectively with the public.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique.
• Consistently demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to provide superior and culturally sensitive service.
• Ability to give and follow verbal and written instructions.
• Vocational Nurse License (California).
• Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing care functions such as vital signs, removal and/or application of dressings for assessment by licensed provider.
• Clean or irrigate wounds after provider's assessment and instructions.
• Shave and prepare skin, perform ear washes, NG insertion & lavage, urinary catheter insertion & irrigation.
• Reinforce standardized self-care procedures as directed by licensed provider.
• Recognize and respond to acute emergency situations following established procedures.
• Orient patients to system policies and practices.
• Provide appropriate instruction sheets based upon provider direction and review them with patients.
• Administer medications, excluding IV medications, as ordered by provider.
• Observe and document patients' responses to medications and therapy.
• Perform tuberculin, coccidioidin and histoplasmin skin tests as part of a tuberculosis control program.
• Perform immunizations based upon written protocols.
• Complete necessary arrangements or organize treatment rooms prior to surgical and/or examination procedures.
• Assist licensed provider with patient examinations and treatments by positioning, restraining patients, and assisting as directed.
• Provide assistance in treatment rooms during minor surgical procedures and/or various diagnostic examinations.
• Ensure the safety of patients during procedures.
• Prepare and transport items such as medical equipment and laboratory specimens.
• Clean and disinfect instruments/equipment according to standardized procedures.
• Report incidents of failure to follow procedures to Department Administrator or designee.
• Maintain departmental files, performing duties such as pulling files and assembling forms prior to appointments.
• Initiate and/or complete diagnostic test forms per provider order, telephone prescriptions to pharmacies, and relay medical information.
• Chart in patients' medical records as indicated.
• Perform lab tests including urine dip-tests, acetone tests, hemoccult tests, tests to determine pH, protein, PKU.
• Perform hearing and vision tests, glaucoma tests, and visual acuities.
• Collect, by non-invasive and invasive techniques, and preserve specimens for testing, including urine, sputum, and stool.
• Participate in Department Quality Assurance activities.
• Perform other duties as required, such as checking patients' medical records for incomplete data and relaying messages to staff personnel.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services