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Job Description

Make a difference every single day!

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of compassion, teamwork, integrity and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital. Working with a team of world-class healthcare professionals you'll have everything you will need to do something incredible-for yourself, and for others. Join us and support our community with the highest quality healthcare!

*$5,000 Sign on Bonus for External Hires

The LVN provides direct and indirect patient care services in the Marina Weight Management Center. The LVN will provide front and back-office support to program director and surgeons. In addition, the LVN will maintain regulatory agency requirements, nursing and hospital policies, procedures, and standards. Communicates with physicians and team members about changes in patients’ clinical condition.

What will you be doing in this role?

+ Provide front office support including scheduling patient appointments, review and audit patients charts for pre-op patients.

+ Review medication authorization requirements, review documents for surgeons and review required Medicare documents for patients.

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

+ Performs initial nursing intake and prepares patients for examination.

+ Perform essential nursing tasks such as take vital signs, administration of injections and blood draws.

+ Assist surgeons with in-office procedures such as Lap Band adjustments.

+ Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education:

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing (required).

Licenses/Certifications:

Current California LVN licensure (required).

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

Intravenous/Blood Withdrawal Certification (required).

Experience:

Minimum of one (1) year of ambulatory care setting experience (required).

Experience working with Bariatric patients (preferred).

EPIC experience (preferred).

**Req ID** : 8817

**Working Title** : LVN - Weight Management Clinic (Bariatric Clinic) $5000 Sign on Bonus - 8817

**Department** : Bariatric Clinic

**Business Entity** : Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital

**Job Category** : Nursing

**Job Specialty** : Nursing

**Overtime Status** : NONEXEMPT

**Primary Shift** : Day

**Shift Duration** : 8 hour

**Base Pay** : $26.35 - $40.84

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.