Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Company: Lags Spine and Sportcare Medical Centers Inc
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: February 16, 2020

Job Description:

Description: Move your nursing career to the next level by joining our team of nursing professionals in our surgery center. Ambulatory surgery centers are the forefront of where surgery is done now, why not be a part of the growing trend!Lags Medical Centers is looking for a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) for our Ambulatory Surgery Center who is dedicated, hard working , able to work within a team, has a great attitude and wants to grow their nursing career. Our surgery center duties will include:

• Assume the responsibility for improvement of patient safety during the state of enforced dependency created pre-operatively, intra-operatively, and post-operatively
• Be responsible for creating a safe, therapeutic environment in which the patients psychological, physiological and physical needs are identified, anticipated and met
• Provide a channel of communication between events and team members in the procedure room and persons who may not be in the immediate area, but who are concerned with the patients operative status
• Be responsible for documenting accurate, timely data appropriately (This includes documentation of Incident Reports, Nursing Notes, Log, etc.)We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, PTO, 11 Paid Holidays, 401K and much more! Working in the surgery center you will have a work life balance with a five day work week.At Lags Medical Centers, we turn great expectations into great accomplishments by having a clear philosophy. Our entire staffacross our vast territorytakes immense pride in honoring the beliefs that position us as a leader in musculoskeletal and pain medicine. Every day, we practice what we preach, bringing us closer to our patients, to our community, and to each other.We also understand that we are only as strong as our individual team members, and are always searching for talented and driven people.. Requirements:
  • Experience in peri-operative nursing preferred, but we will train the right person
  • Must be have a valid California vocational nurse license
  • Must have current C.P.R. certification of BLS
  • Must obtain ACLS within 6 months of employment
  • May be expected to lift twenty-five pounds without assistance. May be required to push patients in wheelchairs or on gurneys.
  • Desire to work in a fast -paced, busy surgery center with opportunities to advance your career.

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