**Job Description**

**Why work here?**

Beyond outstanding benefits, competitive salaries and health and dental insurance we take pride in hiring the best, most passionate employees. Our talented staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our commitment to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

**What will you be doing in this role?**

The LVN supports the physician and nursing staff in the delivery of health care by performing patient care assessments, and a variety of medically related tasks. The LVN is a licensed nurse who works in an ambulatory care setting to provide nursing services.

Job duties and responsibilities:

Sets up exam room/procedure rooms appropriately based on patient visit needs

Performs initial nursing intake and prepares patients for examination

Prepares patients for examination by reviewing current medications and reviewing documents in medical record

Prepares medical chart and records patient information needed to support the reason for visit such as vital signs and reason for visit

Provides basic patient care and treatments such as taking vitals, performing diagnostic tests, phlebotomy, and specimen collection directed by the provider

Observes patient, documents, and reports any changes in condition to the provider for instructions in taking necessary actions for care

Serves as a patient advocate and utilizes appropriate resources to support patient care

**Qualifications**

**Qualifications** :

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Current and valid California LVN License required

BLS from the American Heart Association and/or the American Red Cross required

IV/Phlebotomy Certified must obtain within one year of hire date

1 years of LVN experience in an outpatient setting preferred

**About Us**

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research. Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service. Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals. Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

**About the Team**

With a growing number of primary urgent and specialty care locations across Southern California, Cedars-Sinai's medical network serves people near where they live. Delivering coordinated, compassionate healthcare you can join our network of clinicians and physicians to improve the healthcare people throughout Los Angeles and beyond.

**Req ID** : 1097

**Working Title** : LVN- Urgent Care Clinic

**Department** : IM - Wil Rob

**Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

**Job Category** : Nursing

**Job Specialty** : Nursing

**Overtime Status** : NONEXEMPT

**Primary Shift** : Day

**Shift Duration** : 10 hour

**Base Pay** : $25.87 - $40.10

Cedars-Sinai is an EEO employer. Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law.