General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, CA, USA Work Schedule Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm, hours may vary Posted Date 07/20/2026 Salary Range: $38.54 - 50.84 Hourly Employment Type 2 - Staff: Career Duration Indefinite Job # 31939

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a Senior LVN, Float, you will provide nursing support and leadership in the Department of Urology. Major duties will include providing patient care in an outpatient setting, assisting with urologic procedures such as cystoscopies and bladder installations, starting I.V’s, performing venipuncture, administering medications, managing patient flow, collecting data as appropriate and provide back-up for the clinic front desk, as needed. You will also spend a significant portion of time contributing to the development and implementation of a teaching plan related to self-care for the patient. In this role, you will also travel and work at other UCLA Urology clinics throughout the community as assigned by the supervisor for coverage.
Salary Range: $38.54 - $50.84 hourly

Job Qualifications

Required:

• CA LVN License with IV and Blood Withdrawal certification 
• Possession of BLS certification through the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Ability to work flexible hours and travel to other Urology clinics as assigned
• Ability to perform patient assessments and take appropriate action
• Skill at setting up and maintaining sterile fields
• Ability to work as part of a team and establish cooperative working relationships with administrators, doctors, peers and public.
• Knowledge and experience in administering intramuscular and oral medication and monitoring I.V.
• Ability to assess inventory levels
• Knowledge and understanding of medical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
• Knowledge of specific treatment protocols to be utilized
• Ability to exhibit flexibility in adjusting to changing demands and requirements of the position
• Skill at effectively communicating with patients, physicians, staff and the public
• Skill at speaking to persons with various backgrounds to obtain information, explain procedures and interpret instructions.
• Ability to write concise and clear progress notes
• Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities.
• Ability to meet and maintain one's professional needs.
• Ability to promote effective communication to faculty concerning a typical clinic events or patient activities
• Expertise in communicating with patients and their families with diplomacy and sensitivity.

Preferred: 

• Knowledge of urologic conditions and their treatments
• Ability to assist with cystoscopic examination
• Treatment skills including catheterizations and bladder installations
• Experience with varied computer hardware and software including word processing, spreadsheets and database programs and the UCLA Hospital Information System
• Expertise in speaking clearly and distinctly, in both Spanish and English, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar, to obtain and convey information to patients and individuals at various organizational levels, both in person and over the phone

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.