Overview The Occupational Health Clinical Medical Assistant works in coordination with Medical Providers and staff to provide high quality healthcare services to patients. Performs diagnostic testing on patients based upon appointment type and need. Supports the Front Desk Receptionist as needed as patient volume dictates. Responsibilities Works with Medical Providers in the assessment and treatment of work-related injuries. Follows established protocols in performing diagnostic testing for pre-employment screenings and fit-for -duty clearances. Perform patient intake duties based upon appointment type including taking vital signs and measurements, updating patient health history and medication lists in the chart. Perform in-house diagnostic testing including EKGs, PFTs, Urinalysis, Audiology, Visual Acuity, Universal Drug and BAT testing, TB testing, Blood Draws, and other CLIA-waived tests as required. This includes proper documentation of the results. Perform treatments in the office under the direction of the medical provider such as wound care and suture removal, applying splints and wraps, injections, and assisting providers with more complexed procedures. Preparing and cleaning surgical area and instruments before and after procedures. Cleaning and sterilizing exam room areas per hospital and department policy regarding infection control procedures. Restocking supplies as needed. Transports patients to various departments within the hospital campus when needed. Prepare specimens for transport to laboratories for testing. Updating temperature control logs and medication and supply inventory sheets. Providing clerical support by registering patients in the hospital EHR, following up with authorization requests, filing and faxing patient documentation as needed, answering phones and processing messages to and from providers, and patient chart management. Participate in monthly staff meetings. Qualifications Education : High School Diploma or equivalent. Experience : A minimum of one year experience in a occupational healthcare setting is preferred, but not required. Licenses & Certifications : Must have successfully completed a Medical Assistant Certification training course from an accredited school or university and has proof of current BLS training. Required Skills & Knowledge: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, Medical terminology and procedures, Strong interpersonal skills, Basic office procedures and ability to work on personal computer, Strong organizational skills, ability to manage priorities and workflow while multi-tasking, Versatility, flexibility, and a willingness to work within constantly changing priorities with enthusiasm, Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels and from various backgrounds, Understand and respond to a diverse population. Bilingual preferred. Compensation Actual compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package. Minimum: USD $26.51 Maximum: USD $34.47
Overview The Operating Room RN Circulator plans and performs all nursing care for patients who will undergo surgery and other invasive procedures. They provide nursing care from assessment to outcome evaluation. With this role, the RN Circulator is usually the single advocate for patient safety during operative procedures. The RN Circulator assists the team in creating and maintaining a comfortable and safe environment for the patient and observes the team from a wide perspective to provide safety within the period of the operation. Responsibilities The circulating nurse is the patients primary advocate while they are undergoing surgery and are unable to speak for themselves. Must use critical thinking, nursing judgement, and integrity to speak up for the patient when needed. Provides a safe and comfortable environment for surgery. Ensures patient is positioned and secured on the O.R. table in a neutral position advantageous for the surgery ensuring all limbs are in anatomical position, and skin is free of pulling, pinching, or shearing forces. Prepares O.R. suite for surgery. Ensures all needed surgical and emergency equipment is present and operational before bringing patient into the room. Has all medications prepared and surgical counts performed with the surgical scrubbed person. Communicates with surgical team, surgeons, anesthesiologist, scrub techs, and coordinators to ensure all surgical needs have been anticipated and met before bringing patient into the operating room. Conducts safety checks along the surgical continuum to ensure patient's chart is complete and accurate. Checks history and physicals, doctors orders, consents, and preference cards, and charts completely and timely all info in ORM. Ensures all members participate in surgical TIME OUT before start of procedure to ensure everyone is informed and ready to perform the correct procedure on the correct patient and all important information relative to the patient can be discussed before starting. Acts as unsterile member of the surgical team. Brings all anticipated needed supplies and equipment into room before case and stocks the cabinets for quick retrieval. Acts as runner to get any need supplies that are not located inside of the surgical room. Assists anesthesiologist with blocks, arterial lines, hanging blood products, induction, and intubation. Fill supplies in anesthesia carts and turns over anesthesia machine when anesthesia tech is not available. Dispenses medications to surgical technologist, surgeons, and anesthesiologists in a safe manner, verifies correct dosage, strength, route, and expiration date. Verifies patients allergies and home medications to ensure safety. Provides conscious sedation for procedures as needed. Screens patients to ensure they are candidates for sedation. Monitors patient's vital signs and response to sedation medications. Monitors for over-sedation and gives reversal medications as needed. Qualifications Education : Current RN License; BSN preferred Experience : Minimum 1 year in Operating Room Environment Licenses & Certifications : Current California RN license, ACLS; BLS Required Skills & Knowledge : Excellent written and verbal communication skills, must have the ability to read and comprehend written instructions to interpret medical orders and medical records. Able to utilize deductive reasoning, common sense and critical thinking to problem solve and demonstrate the ability to make independent, appropriate judgments based upon evidence based practice. Compensation Actual compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package. Minimum: USD $68.93 Maximum: USD $94.78
Overview The Emergency Nurse is responsible for high quality individualized patient care in the Emergency Department requiring a broad range of knowledge and expertise in the treatment of patients experiencing medical emergencies ranging from low acuity (earaches) to full blown resuscitative encounters (acute stroke, cardiac arrest). Practices within the scope of RN licensure as defined by California Board of Registered Nursing, the Nurse Practice Act and Emergency Nurses Association standards of practice. Advocates for and participates in high quality patient care and patient experience. Responsibilities Ability to perform critical care nursing role in emergency resuscitative efforts. Knows well and implements ACLS and PALS Algorhythms effectively and understands appropriate dosages, routes, expected responses as well as side effects and toxicity indicators. Primary member of Code Blue, Rapid Response and Code Stroke teams. Performs accurate nursing assessments on all patients to include accurate triage with appropriate level assignment, home medication interrogation, psychiatric history, drug history and domestic safety. Performs targeted clinical assessment including vital signs and discharge assessment in the Electronic Health Record. Mandated reporter. Accurately and safely administers medications utilizing medication administration scanning protocols for the Electronic Health Record. Assesses and documents patient response to medication according to organizational policy. Administers vasoactive intravenous infusions. Models professional behaviors consistent with Service Excellence standards: AIDET, white boards, hourly rounding, patient call backs. Adheres to organizational dress code policy and Code of Conduct. Performs the following procedures: Foley catheter insertion; nasogastric tube insertion; peripheral intravenous line insertion; feeding tube insertion; management of central lines, chest tubes, endotracheal tubes and respiratory ventilators. Performs Phlebotomy as needed to include proper asceptic technique, blood tube order of draw and protocol for blood culture sampling. Recognizes abnormal lab values, reports to MD and implements orders to correct abnormalities. Adheres to and demonstrates personal accountability in implementing and maintaining the most current clinical and service standards. Maintains mandated professional certifications and annual educational requirements. Consistently meets all attendance and tardiness standards. Adheres to all established break and meal period protocols. Plans PTO as indicated and per departmental policy. Is accountable to knowledge of posted schedule and makes changes to schedule per department policy. Participates in quality protocols: sepsis, stroke, myocardial infarction and assists in data collection and chart review as assigned. Actively participates in performance improvement activities to mitigate identified issues. Attends departmental staff meetings and Administrative forums. Qualifications Education : Graduate of accredited RN program. BSN preferred Experience : Minimum of one year emergency room experience in acute care facility Licenses & Certifications : California Registered Nurse, BLS, ACLS, PALS, CEN preferred Required Skills & Knowledge : Proficiency in advanced resuscitative measures for patients experiencing acute stroke, cardiac arrest, severe sepsis and other emergency presentations. Knowledge of medications, indications, dosage ranges & side effects/toxicity used in emergency interventions. Ability to work accurately, quickly and under pressure while remaining highly professional. Compensation Actual compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package. Minimum: USD $59.94 Maximum: USD $82.42
Overview The Registered Nurse (RN) is an integral part of the patient care team. The RN assists in the delivery of high quality, individualized patient care. The RN autonomously practices within the scope of RN licensure as defined by the California Board of Registered Nursing, and the Nurse Practice Act. The RN advocates for patients and their families, the care team and the organization. The RN designs and carries out the plan of care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluation. Responsibilities Is aware of patient presenting problem, and past medical history. Completes head-to-toe assessment and gathers relevant patient data (vital signs, labs, etc.) to gain clear understanding of patient status. Monitors for improvement or deterioration of status and intervenes as appropriate. Notifies MD of changes in status. Accurately and safely administers medications per orders; scans 90% or more of all administered medications. Titrates infusions per organizational protocols. Assesses and documents patient response per policy. Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team by working collaboratively with physical therapy, case management, respiratory therapy, nutrition, pharmacy and the MD; attends interdisciplinary rounds and reports nursing specific knowledge and assessment data to the team. Advocates for the patient and family. Facilitates communication between disciplines, the patient and family; utilizes the patient white board as a communication tool and ensures it is complete and up to date at the start of each shift. Provides a hand-off that is concise and accurate, and utilizes an SBAR format. Ensures hand-offs include a bedside check for safety and patient belongings, chart check for new orders and results, and items needing follow-up Is familiar with organizational goals relating to patient 5 Star experience, and has a basic grasp of HCAHPS scores and Service Excellence. Models professional behaviors Supports a safe and healing environment for each patient by keeping rooms neat and tidy, and free from clutter. Ensures all patient safety interventions are in place at all times - such as keeping the call light and patient belongings within reach of the patient; bed/chair alarms are on and functioning; and/or all other patient specific safety interventions are in place. Recognizes importance of customer service, is welcoming and friendly. Assists and guides visitors as needed, answers the phone with a professional manner and tone. Is sensitive to cultural differences and treats all people with respect and compassion. Maintains a professional personal appearance and manner at all times, in accordance with SVH policy. Supports a healthy working environment by volunteering discretionary effort constantly, is curious and not judgmental, maintains a positive attitude and fosters a spirit of teamwork among all disciplines. Seeks solutions and engages in problem-solving, avoiding gossip and negativity. Offers expert teaching and advice to all members of the team. Supports a safe working environment by keeping hallways and workstations free of equipment and clutter. Puts equipment and unused supplies away when no longer needed. Submits work orders for faulty or broken equipment to appropriate team (Biomed, Engineering, IT). Cleans and disinfects equipment per SVH Infection Prevention policy. Performs hand hygiene before and after every patient interaction and when hands are visibly soiled. Reports unanticipated events as appropriate via the Midas System Has basic understanding of the impact of healthcare reimbursement on revenue; practices financial stewardship by not overusing or wasting supplies; practices good time management to avoid incidental overtime; completes accurate documentation in a timely manner, particularly as it pertains to the discharge process, to ensure appropriate charges are captured as needed. Supports throughput efforts for timely transitions of care Maintains personal responsibility for keeping all employment requirements in good standing, including but not limited to California license to practice, BLS certification, annual employee health requirements and annual employee education requirements (i.e.Healthstreams, skills lab.) Qualifications Education : Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred. Experience : Minimum of 2 years of Acute Care experience, with additional experience in telemetry Licenses & Certifications : Current RN license by the State of California; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by an American Heart Association approved provider. Required Skills & Knowledge : Proficient computer skills, strong critical thinking and analytical skills, multi-tasking and time management skills. Ability to provide care that is thorough, compassionate, and non-judgmental. Compensation Actual compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package. Minimum: USD $59.94 Maximum: USD $82.42
Overview The Registered Nurse (RN) is an integral part of the patient care team. The RN assists in the delivery of high quality, individualized patient care. The RN autonomously practices within the scope of RN licensure as defined by the California Board of Registered Nursing, and the Nurse Practice Act. The RN advocates for patients and their families, the care team and the organization. The RN designs and carries out the plan of care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluation. Responsibilities Is aware of patient presenting problem, and past medical history. Completes head-to-toe assessment and gathers relevant patient data (vital signs, labs, etc.) to gain clear understanding of patient status. Monitors for improvement or deterioration of status and intervenes as appropriate. Notifies MD of changes in status. Accurately and safely administers medications per orders; scans 90% or more of all administered medications. Titrates infusions per organizational protocols. Assesses and documents patient response per policy. Functions as part of an interdisciplinary team by working collaboratively with physical therapy, case management, respiratory therapy, nutrition, pharmacy and the MD; attends interdisciplinary rounds and reports nursing specific knowledge and assessment data to the team. Advocates for the patient and family. Facilitates communication between disciplines, the patient and family; utilizes the patient white board as a communication tool and ensures it is complete and up to date at the start of each shift. Provides a hand-off that is concise and accurate, and utilizes an SBAR format. Ensures hand-offs include a bedside check for safety and patient belongings, chart check for new orders and results, and items needing follow-up Is familiar with organizational goals relating to patient 5 Star experience, and has a basic grasp of HCAHPS scores and Service Excellence. Models professional behaviors Supports a safe and healing environment for each patient by keeping rooms neat and tidy, and free from clutter. Ensures all patient safety interventions are in place at all times - such as keeping the call light and patient belongings within reach of the patient; bed/chair alarms are on and functioning; and/or all other patient specific safety interventions are in place. Recognizes importance of customer service, is welcoming and friendly. Assists and guides visitors as needed, answers the phone with a professional manner and tone. Is sensitive to cultural differences and treats all people with respect and compassion. Maintains a professional personal appearance and manner at all times, in accordance with SVH policy. Supports a healthy working environment by volunteering discretionary effort constantly, is curious and not judgmental, maintains a positive attitude and fosters a spirit of teamwork among all disciplines. Seeks solutions and engages in problem-solving, avoiding gossip and negativity. Offers expert teaching and advice to all members of the team. Supports a safe working environment by keeping hallways and workstations free of equipment and clutter. Puts equipment and unused supplies away when no longer needed. Submits work orders for faulty or broken equipment to appropriate team (Biomed, Engineering, IT). Cleans and disinfects equipment per SVH Infection Prevention policy. Performs hand hygiene before and after every patient interaction and when hands are visibly soiled. Reports unanticipated events as appropriate via the Midas System Has basic understanding of the impact of healthcare reimbursement on revenue; practices financial stewardship by not overusing or wasting supplies; practices good time management to avoid incidental overtime; completes accurate documentation in a timely manner, particularly as it pertains to the discharge process, to ensure appropriate charges are captured as needed. Supports throughput efforts for timely transitions of care Maintains personal responsibility for keeping all employment requirements in good standing, including but not limited to California license to practice, BLS certification, annual employee health requirements and annual employee education requirements (i.e.Healthstreams, skills lab.) Qualifications Education : Graduate of an accredited nursing program. BSN preferred. Experience : Minimum of 2 years of Acute Care experience, with additional experience in telemetry Licenses & Certifications : Current RN license by the State of California; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) by an American Heart Association approved provider. Required Skills & Knowledge : Proficient computer skills, strong critical thinking and analytical skills, multi-tasking and time management skills. Ability to provide care that is thorough, compassionate, and non-judgmental. Compensation Actual compensation takes into account several factors including but not limited to a candidate’s experience, education, skills, licensure and certifications, department equity, training and organizational needs. Eligible roles also qualify for a comprehensive benefits package. Minimum: USD $59.94 Maximum: USD $82.42
