Licensed Vocational Nurse

Primary Accountability

The Licensed Vocational Nurse is responsible for supporting efficient patient flow while performing various aspects of the back office patient visit.

Description of Primary Responsibilities

1. Responsible for supporting and monitoring patient flow in the back office.
2. Responsible for performing various aspects of patient visit.
3. Responsible for performing important medical tests and procedures on patients. 
4. Responsible for obtaining medical record releases, and ensuring the processing of medical record requests.
5. Responsible for preparing and stocking exam rooms/lab and monitoring adequate supplies in stock.
6. Responsible for discarding of Biohazard waste and sharps.
7. Responsible for weekly testing and weekly/monthly cleaning of sterilization equipment and the sterilization of medical equipment.
8. If functioning within the PACE program:

Description of Primary Attributes

Professional & Technical Knowledge:

1. Possesses work-related skills at a higher level than completion of high school, including formal written and verbal communications skills, computational and computer skills, mathematical, technical or health care related knowledge frequently acquired through completion of a trade school, para-professional, or certificate type program.
2. For a Licensed Vocational Nurse working in the PACE program – A minimum of one (1) year of documented experience working with the frail or elderly population. If there is no experience working with the elderly population, then training will be provided. 

Technical Skills:

1. Ability to prepare more complex documents in Microsoft Word, including creating tables, charts, graphs and other elements.
2. Ability to use Microsoft Excel to review and compile data, including the use of formulas, functions, lookup tables and other standard spreadsheet elements.
3. Ability to create basic presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint.
4. If functioning within the PACE program:

Licenses & Certifications:

Licensed as an LVN in the state of California. Intravenous Therapy Certification and Blood Withdrawal Certification are preferred.

Communications Skills:

1. Job duties require the compilation of information prepared in effective written form, including correspondence, reports, articles or other documentation.
2. Effectively conveys technical information to non-technical audiences.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here in this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand or walk and use repetitive hand movement to type and grasp. The employee is frequently required to bend waist, twist waist, squat, climb, kneel, reach above shoulder height as well as below shoulder height, and/or move items up to 20 pounds.

Pay Scale:

Min Hourly Rate: $25.26

Max Hourly Rate: $36.01