What are the responsibilities and job description for the LVN position at TSAOG Orthopaedics and Spine?
TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine is a well-established and community-focused multi-specialty physician group. Our mission is to be trusted for patient care, based on our experience and traditions, as we have since 1947.
What You'll Do:
- The LVN will work collaboratively with an RN and other staff members to provide safe, knowledgeable, compassionate, educative, individualized and goal-directed nursing care to patients and their families in the surgery center.
- On-Call status, as needed for coverage of any office/surgery center needs
- Stock medical materials and supplies required.
- Assist nurse in intake procedures.
- Assist the patients in toileting needs, dressing, and transports safely using a wheelchair.
- Obtains patients condition and vital signs and reports changes to the RN
- Answers patients call signals.
- Provide patients with juice, soft drink and/or crackers while in PACU.
- At the time of discharge, transports patients via wheelchair to vehicle.
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Clean and change linens on stretchers.
- Prepare clinical charts prior to the patients surgery.
- Ensure that ancillary and lab reports, etc. are included in the patient chart.
- Accurately scans charts into EMR system to assist Medical Records.
- Answers and documents patient phone calls to assist in Pre-Admit.
- Ensures regulatory compliance and reports any quality issues as they arise.
- Interacts with various department representatives within the facility.
What You'll Need:
- High School diploma or equivalent preferred. Must have current LVN certification.
- Prior experience in the medical field as a LVN preferred.
- Clinical knowledge in a medical specialization and knowledge of patient care.
- Ability to respond with flexibility to changing workload. Utilize department supplies in a cost-efficient manner and perform effectively as a team member.
- Other duties as assigned as necessary and may vary at times, as needed, by the Director of Nursing or appropriate nursing staff.
- Requires prolonged standing, stretching, and bending and lifting a minimum of 50 lbs. may be required. Fast-paced work environment.
Salary : $17 - $0
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