To provide high quality of care through compassion to all we serve by creating a supportive environment for our patients, clinical staff and
employees.

Job Summary:

This position is accountable for obtaining the patient’s health history and relative information preoperatively to assist in the
planning and collaboration of individual care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse.

Reasonable Accommodation:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable
accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without
compromising patient care.

Required Skills:

• Ability to maintain collaborative working relationships to ensure a positive and productive work environment.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to provide exceptional customer service.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge and proficiency of hospital information technology applications.

Essential Functions: 

• Assures the needs of patients and families are recognized and addressed through coordination with other team members within
  the health care system and community
• Communicates special patient needs per department policy and procedure.
• Conducts and documents preoperative health history interviews with patients scheduled for surgery.
• Documentation meets current standards and policies.
• Obtains pertinent patient data based on surgical procedure and health history.
• Prepares patient mentally and emotionally for surgical procedure pre-operatively through education.
• Reviews with the Registered Nurse any patients with significant health history and/or abnormal lab, EKG or CXR.
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Work Experience: 

• Graduate of an accredited LVN program.
• BLS Required.
• Two years of acute care experience preferred

Required Licenses/Certifications:

• Current California Registered Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) License

Salary:

• $26-$33/hr.