UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

Senior LVN Float - Urology

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLos Angeles, CA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A California LVN license with IV and blood withdrawal certification is required.
Possess Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Be able to work flexible hours and travel to other Urology clinics as assigned.
Be able to perform patient assessments and take appropriate action.
Set up and maintain sterile fields.
Administer intramuscular and oral medication and monitor IV treatment.
Assess inventory levels.
Understand medical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and specific treatment protocols.
Communicate with patients and their families with diplomacy and sensitivity.
Communicate typical clinic events or patient activities to faculty.
Meet and maintain one's own professional needs.
Set priorities that accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
Write concise and clear progress notes.
Speak with people from various backgrounds to obtain information, explain procedures, and interpret instructions.

Responsibilities

Perform patient assessments and take appropriate action.
Set up and maintain sterile fields.
Administer intramuscular and oral medication and monitor IV treatment.
Assess inventory levels.
Promote effective communication to faculty concerning typical clinic events or patient activities.
Write concise and clear progress notes.

Desired Qualifications

Know urologic conditions and their treatments.
Assist with cystoscopic examinations.
Perform treatment skills including catheterizations and bladder installations.
Have experience with varied computer hardware and software, including word processing, spreadsheets, database programs, and the UCLA Hospital Information System.
Speak clearly and distinctly in both Spanish and English, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain and convey information to patients and individuals at various organizational levels, in person and over the phone.

Required:

CA LVN License with IV and Blood Withdrawal certification
Possession of BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
Ability to work flexible hours and travel to other Urology clinics as assigned
Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate action
Skill at setting up and maintaining sterile fields
Ability to work as part of a team, communicate effectively and establish cooperative working relationships with administrators, doctors, peers and public
Knowledge and experience in administering intramuscular and oral medication and monitoring I.V.
Ability to assess inventory levels
Knowledge and understanding of medical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
Knowledge of specific treatment protocols to be utilized
Ability to exhibit flexibility in adjusting to changing demands and requirements of the position
Expertise in communicating with patients and their families with diplomacy and sensitivity.
Ability to promote effective communication to faculty concerning a typical clinic events or patient activities
Ability to meet and maintain one's own professional needs
Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of the job responsibilities
Ability to write concise and clear progress notes
Skill at speaking to persons with various backgrounds to obtain information, explain procedures and interpret instructions.

Preferred:

Knowledge of urologic conditions and their treatments
Ability to assist with cystoscopic examination
Treatment skills including catheterizations and bladder installations
Experience with varied computer hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheets and database programs and the UCLA Hospital Information System
Expertise in speaking clearly and distinctly, in both Spanish and English, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar, to obtain and convey information to patients and individuals at various organizational levels, both in person and over the phone

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

About the Company

UCLA Health

Comprehensive health system with top hospitals

UCLA Health is a large, integrated healthcare system in Los Angeles that operates multiple hospitals and a wide network of primary- and specialty-care clinics. It provides medical services across many fields—from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment—and combines patient care with biomedical research. Its hospitals and physicians diagnose and treat complex illnesses and bring the latest medical discoveries into practice. UCLA Health stands out because it runs a comprehensive, highly ranked set of facilities (including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital) and emphasizes leading research, education, and specialized care across a broad regional network. The organization aims to deliver high-quality medical care while advancing medical knowledge and sharing new treatments with patients locally and globally.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Grant
Total funding: $25.3M
Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA
Founded: 1955

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