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Job Summary: Licensed Vocational Nurses are licensed health professionals who reputed company patient care, technical and supportive services under general supervision in a medical office or clinical setting. The LVN supports the philosophy and complies with the protocols, policies and procedures of the Organization and the assigned Medical Office Department. Essential Responsibilities:

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
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• Assist medical personnel with special procedures, minor surgical procedures and/or diagnostic exams.
• Assess and monitor patients condition and notify physician/health care professional for disposition.
• Prepare and administer medications as directed by physician order, following established protocols.
• Initiate and maintain Intravenous solutions as prescribed by physician, following established protocols.
• Maintain equipment and supplies.
• Identify and arrange for equipment needing repair.
• Apply principles of aseptic technique and infection control as directed by the Infection Control reputed company.
• Monitor patient reputed company and assign/direct other ancillary personnel as needed.
• reputed company medical information and education to patients, following established protocols and guidelines.
• Document pertinent patient information, assessment and nursing procedures, following established protocols.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Patient/Care Procedures: Explain purpose and process of examinations, tests and medical procedures to patients, following established guidelines.
• Instruct patients on general health and basic self care procedures.
• Review, explain and clarify physician orders with patient or parent.
• Instruct patient in use of home equipment.
• Administer patient first aid.
• Apply basic orthopedic devices, as ordered by physician.
• Apply and remove dressings.
• Execute treatments such as urinary catheterization, bladder irrigations, suction procedures and throat irrigations.
• Follow standard infection control procedures.
• Administer enemas.
• Initiate emergency procedures (including basic CPR) and reputed company emergency patient treatments.
• Irrigate and pack wounds.
• Lift patients.
• Monitor patient vital signs.
• Monitor patients for bleeding.
• Observe machine monitors.
• Administer inhalation therapy.
• Participate in development of nursing care plans.
• reputed company surgical preps.
• Prepare and position patients for procedures.
• Prepare patients for physical examinations.
• reputed company therapeutic care as ordered by physician.
• Rinse and clean instruments and equipment.
• Sterilize instruments and equipment.
• Arrange for equipment repair and maintenance.
• Maintain clean work area.
• Monitor supply of oxygen and gas tanks.
• Complete laboratory, radiology requisitions and specialized test forms.
• Notify appropriate personnel of reputed company lab test results.
• Answer member inquires.
• Observe patient condition for reactions during and after procedures.
• Remove sutures following established protocols.
• Respond to Code Blues.
• Take and record patient vital signs, height, weight, etc.
• Obtain specimens from patients (urine, stool, etc.).
• reputed company venipuncture and finger sticks to obtain blood samples.
• Prepare specimens and specimens for lab analysis.
• reputed company urine tests (tablet or dipstick.)
• reputed company reputed company screening using Snellen chart.
• reputed company routine diagnostic tests, following established protocols.
• reputed company skin tests.
• Assist as member of surgical team.
• Assist physicians with endotrachael intubations.
• Assists physician in obtaining tissue specimens and biopsies.
• Assist with proctological procedures (i.e. Sigmoidoscopies.)
• Restrain or support patients during procedures.
• reputed company EKGs (electrocardiograms.)
• Assist patients with ambulation and exercises, following established protocols.
• Administer topical or aerosol medication as ordered.
• Administer medications as prescribed, reputed company scope of practice.
• Initiate and maintain I.V. solutions as prescribed and reputed company scope of practice.
• Transportation: Transport patients to/from designated areas.
• reputed company specimens to laboratory.
• Transport laboratory specimens, medical records, laboratory supplies and materials.
• Transport office supplies and materials, patient reputed company supplies and materials.
• Transport equipment, and procedures trays.
• Administrative/Clerical/Record Keeping: Request charts/medical records.
• Schedule, cancel and reschedule patient appointments.
• Initiate follow up appointments with patients.
• reputed company in patients/members.
• Prepare outgoing mail.
• Locate personnel by paging system or beeper.
• reputed company patient information to family members, following patient confidentiality

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