Job Abstract

Covenant Physician Partners is hiring a full-time Licensed Vocational Nurse to join our team at Virgil Endoscopy Center located in Los Angeles, CA.

Please note the pay range for this position is $30/hr. - $33/hr.

About the Opportunity

Under general direction from Center Manager, the Licensed Vocational Nurse provides professional nursing care through assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation of the patient. The Licensed Vocational nurse is responsible for delivering safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative and individualized nursing care to patients and families. . If there is a non-clinical Center Manager in place, then nursing services reports directly to the Director of Nursing (DON) and is under the general direction from the DON.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Verifies that essential equipment is functioning properly each day.
• Assesses and monitors patients in the post-operative area demonstrating competency with all monitoring equipment.
• Transports and positions patients observing policies/procedures, safety requirements, and patient needs.
• Documents patient care records and other forms accurately following policies and procedures.
• Maintains patient safety, and ensures a clean, orderly environment throughout the Center.
• Accurately comprehends and interprets verbal orders/directions
• Addresses individual patient needs, and completes all post-op physician orders.
• Adheres to CDC Bodily Fluid precautions and infectious waste disposal according to policy.
• Monitors compliance with principles of aseptic technique according to accepted standards
• Organizes time, equipment, supplies, and personnel to provide effective and efficient case management
• Conducts pre and post-procedure orientation and instruction of patient and/or patient’s family, communicating a positive and caring attitude. Provides verbal and written discharge criteria.
• Delegates activities appropriate to the abilities of available staff members
• Conducts pre and post-procedure telephone interviews.
• Performs other duties as requested or assigned.
• Participates in the QAPI and Safety Program
• Engages in various clerical and recordkeeping duties as needed.
• Demonstrated knowledge of potential exposure to hazardous materials (i.e. patient body fluids, disinfectant chemicals) and location of SDS sheets.
• Performs other duties as requested or assigned.

About the Candidate

• Three years clinical experience in the peri-operative setting or procedure healthcare including demonstrated knowledge of sterile technique, working with anesthetized patients, and other clinical situations found in a surgical or procedural setting.
• Must possess a working knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment impacting ASC’s, and the applicable standards of the AAAHC, The Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies for ambulatory surgery centers.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with physicians and all medical professionals.
• Fluent in both English and Korean languages is required.
• Holds current LVN license from the applicable authority.
• Current certification in CPR and, depending on Center policy, ACLS
• Critical Care, E.R., or recovery experience encouraged.