About this role
Unifeye Vision Partners is one of the premiere eye care practices in the nation. We believe in One Team, All In. The culture at UVP is one of excellence and teamwork. We are passionate about patient care and dedicated to improving quality of life through life-changing vision procedures and treatments.
Unifeye Vision Partners is currently hiring for a Temp. Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Upland, CA SUMMARY The LVN provides support to the providers by handling surgical patient calls, e-prescribing medications, triaging patient concerns, answering general patient phone calls and medical administrative responsibilities such as patient paperwork to ensure superior patient care. The LVN ensures that surgical patients are medically optimized for their surgical procedures. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Triages patient calls regarding ocular concerns. Determines clinic visit necessity and answer and/or direct patients and pharmacies to appropriate resources to respond to their needs. 2. Answers patient calls and/or portal requests to provide education, answer questions, etc. to ensure superior patient care. 3. Completes preoperative surgical calls (Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC). 4. Ensures surgical chart is complete (H&P, blood work, EKG, IOL pick, surgery order). 5. Responsible for preparing the patient for the anticipated surgical or laser procedure, including verifying informed consent signatures, completing a pre-operative patient assessment, and performing any procedure or administering medications required to prepare the patient for surgery.
EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE * LVN with 2+ years’ triage or eye experience, surgical/perioperative experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS * Current, valid California Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) license. * Current BCLS certification required.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY This position has no supervisory responsibility. JOB QUALIFICATIONS To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. The requirements below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities. Unifeye Vision Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. *This position can require travel* Pay Range $23.00 - $32.00