Senior LVN - Oncology - $3,000 Sign On Bonus

Job Description

Join Cedars-Sinai!

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been ranked the #1 hospital in California and #2 hospital in the nation by U.S.News&WorldReport, 2022?23

The Senior LVN is an encouraging role to the department lead LVN and/or department leadership. This role is responsible for delivering direct patient care, coordinating patient care workflows, coordinating, and supervising staffing to meet the needs in the operations of the practice.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides orientation and training for new clinical staff.
• Maintains a functional work environment by maintaining quality assurance/quality control logs, regulatory needs within the clinical space, needed supply levels, and housekeeping throughout the work environment.
• Coordinates prescribed medications, injections, or IV medications using best practice and as advised by provider.
• Provides basic patient care and treatments such as taking vitals, performing diagnostic tests, phlebotomy, and specimen collection advised by the provider.
• Observes patient, documents, and reports any changes in condition to the provider for instructions in taking vital actions for care.
• Evaluates nursing intervention outcomes within the LVN scope of practice.
• Maintains patient care flow. Serves as a patient advocate and utilizes appropriate resources to support patient care.
• Answers patient and physician incoming messages with provider input.
• Provides review of MA skills and performance abilities using designated evaluation tools.
• Performs quality assurance and quality control measures to maintain compliance in the clinical environment.
• Maintains current knowledge of organizational policies and procedures.
• Coordinates and assures accurate clinical team coverage needed to support providers and provide safe patient care.

Qualifications

Education:

• Completion of an accredited Vocational Nurse program

Licenses/Certifications:

• Valid CA LVN license required
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association and/or the American Red Cross required
• IV/BW (intravenous/blood withdrawal) certification required

Experience:

• 3+ years of LVN experience required