Senior Lvn - Oncology Clinic - West Los Angeles

Do you have a passion for the highest clinical quality and patient happiness? Would you like to use your clinical competencies with an organization known nationally for excellence in cancer treatment, research and education? We would be happy to hear from you! Please consider the following exciting opportunity with one of the most outstanding and dynamic places to work in the medical field as your next career move.

The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute has established an international reputation for developing new cancer therapies, providing the best in experimental and traditional treatments, and expertly guiding and training the next generation of clinicians. We are committed to bringing innovative therapeutic options to all those we serve with cancer. You can look forward to working closely with our board-certified fellowship-trained medical oncologists, surgeons, immunotherapists, pathologists, and dermatologists to advance cancer care.

As our next Licensed Vocational Nurse, you will perform clinical and clerical duties in the outpatient clinic to provide quality patient care. The medical oncology LVN will work closely with the physicians and other clinic personnel to facilitate patient care and patient flow. You will interact directly with patients, both in person at the time of clinic appointments and visits, as well as by telephone to respond to inquiries.

Summary of Essential Duties:

• Performs other similar or related duties as necessary within scope of license, using down-time to help in other areas and/or as assigned by supervisor.
• Performs general office duties such as answering telephones, scheduling appointments and/or procedures, logging patients, and filing chart documents.
• Identifies patients with 2 identifiers (Name, DOB/MR #), and greet patients with proper etiquette by addressing them as “Mr., Mrs., or Ms.” or as requested specifically by the patient, and escort them to a room.
• Anticipates physician requests for any tests that need to be run.
• Administers oral, intramuscular, subcutaneous, topical, or intra-dermal medications after the medication has been properly verified for the 5 rights of medication administration (patient, medication, dose, route, and frequency).
• Documents all chart entries legibly on the patient record including the vital signs, medications, injections, notes, labs, and charges.
• Collects and prepares laboratory specimens.
• Maintains a respectable and courteous manner with all patients, families, physicians, employees, offices, pharmacies, and hospitals.
• Print patient schedule, obtain patient charts, review progress notes and green sheet from prior visit, and retrieve any outstanding test results needed prior to the patient’s visit.
• Places patient identification armband on all patients entering the infusion room or radiology dept for treatment, tests, and procedures.
• Performs nasal smears and throat cultures under physician supervision.
• Meet with the physician to review the chart and to clarify any questions regarding the upcoming visit as needed.
• Run trend reports for any labs, as indicated, and place copy of lab trends and test results onto the front of the chart for review on the day of the visit.
• Prepares the clinic for patient visits by participating in daily clinic tasks, such as stocking and cleaning exam rooms, calibrating weight scales, checking refrigerator temps, retrieving lab reports from the lab, stocking the fax and printers, reviewing and distributing incoming faxes, and other duties.
• Operates EKG, pulse oximetry, and other equipment for routine diagnostic tests and document results on the chart.
• Obtains insurance authorizations for prescriptions.
• Explains treatment procedures, medications, diets and physicians’ instructions to patients.
• Calls in prescription refills (medications without change in dose, route or frequency only), as authorized by the physician and document accordingly.
• Identifies any needed refills needed and facilitates prescription refill orders.
• Arranges for outpatient orders and services (including, but not limited to transfusions, home health, physical therapy, medical equipment, etc).
• Performs venipuncture or finger-stick for withdrawing blood sample.
• Takes vital signs and weight and records legibly in chart. Measure height for all new patients and record in chart.
• Interviews patients to obtain medical information and any untoward signs and symptoms to report to the physician or supervising RN.
• Takes and returns pharmacy calls in a timely manner
• Provides coverage for other physician practices as needed.
• Triages and directs telephone calls for physicians, nurses and laboratory needs.
• Informs the physician of any questionable test results.
• Starts IVs as needed.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Graduate of an accredited LVN program required

License/Certification:

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required
• Current IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Certification through California Board of Vocational Nursing required
• Current, unrestricted California LVN license required

Experience:

• Basic computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in an outpatient medical setting required
• Oncology experience preferred

Working Title: Senior LVN - Oncology Clinic - West Los Angeles
Department: Angeles Clinic - Wilshire
Business Entity: Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
Job Category: Nursing
Job Specialty: Nursing
Position Type: Full-time
Shift Length: 8 hour shift
Shift Type: Day
Base Pay:$27.16 - $42.10