What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Vocational Nurse / LVN | PreOp/PACU - PRN position at NVISION Eye Centers?
NVISION® Eye Centers is one of the largest ophthalmology providers in the U.S., with over eighty centers across six states including California, Nevada, Oregon, Arizona, Texas, and Utah. An innovative leader in ophthalmology, we are dedicated to providing the best patient experience through the use of the latest technology and treatment by the most talented and experienced surgeons in the industry. With more than 3,000 eye doctors referring their patients and trusting their own eyes to NVISION surgeons, NVISION Eye Centers is the Eye Doctors' #1 Choice®.
This position is primarily responsible for providing planned and highly skilled nursing care under the supervision of a RN. This position is also responsible for providing continuous patient surveillance and ensuring the delivery of an exceptional patient experience.
This position is primarily responsible for providing planned and highly skilled nursing care under the supervision of a RN. This position is also responsible for providing continuous patient surveillance and ensuring the delivery of an exceptional patient experience.
- Perform pre-admission phone calls to patients to obtain medical history.
- Set up patient bays with required supplies and ensure equipment and monitors are clean, safe, and functional. Restock as needed.
- Ensure all documentation is present in the patient record prior to physician review and procedure.
- Admit patients to the pre-operative unit, obtain vital signs, perform medication reconciliation, perform pre and post operative teaching, start IV, and chart all interventions in the patient medical record.
- Review patient history, medications, operative consent, and physician orders.
- Administer medications (except IV medications) as ordered by the physician.
- Complete safe surgery checklist for pre-op area
- May assist in the set up and turnover of operating rooms and procedure rooms.
- May assist in patient transport to/from the OR and patient positioning.
- May serve as a scrub tech or GI/Endo tech if appropriately qualified by state law but may not serve as circulating nurse.
- Receive patient in post-op area who have undergone sedation procedures only. Obtain report from Operating room RN and Anesthesia staff.
- Obtain vital signs, provide po fluids/snacks as tolerated, perform/reinforce post-operative teaching, and provide patient with written post-op instructions, including medication reconciliation. Chart all interventions in the patient medical record.
- If IV certified, may discontinue IV.
- Provide report to RN.
- Once discharged by RN, assist patient with dressing and transfer to wheelchair.
- Take patient by wheelchair to vehicle of caregiver.
- Complete safe surgery checklist for post-op area.
- Housekeeping - clean patient bays, stretchers, medical equipment, etc.
- Assist in inventory of supplies.
- Receive and transcribe orders.
- Witness consents as needed.
- Assist in medication counts. May also assist in receiving shipments.
- Serve as member of committees such as infection control and quality.
- Clerical duties may include - entering information from the chart into the computer system. Compiling charts, auditing charts, filing charts.
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) licensure in the state of practice required upon start date.
- Basic Life Support (BLS OR HS-BLS OR RQIBLS) Health Care Provider certification Required
- 2 years of experience in an outpatient setting preferred.
- IV certification required
