Only the job description changed.
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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | As a patient-focused organization, UCSF Medical Center exists to enhance the health and well-being o |
| > | f people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of | ||||
| > | collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. UCSF Medical Center seeks faculty and staff tha | ||||
| > | t are committed to the values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence that | ||||
| > | are integral to our mission. | ||||
| 2 | As a patient-focused organization, UCSF Medical Center exists to enhance the health and well-being o | ||||
| > | f people through patient care, research and education. Success in this mission requires a culture of | ||||
| > | collaboration, excellence, leadership, and respect. UCSF Medical Center seeks faculty and staff tha | ||||
| > | t are committed to the values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence that | ||||
| > | are integral to our mission. Under the Direction of the LVN Supervisor and guided by the policies a | ||||
| > | nd procedures of Ambulatory Services, the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), provides care to OBGYN, U | ||||
| > | CSF Department of Women’s Health. The LVN will play a critical role in the patient experience includ | ||||
| > | ing optimizing clinic flow, providing in and outreach to patients and working collaboratively with t | ||||
| > | he team to create a patient centered environment. In collaboration with the physician and nursing st | ||||
| > | aff, the LVN has the clinical responsibility for maintaining a safe environment for patients and sta | ||||
| > | ff, and for daily operations. The LVN is a team player who works closely with others and who is flex | ||||
| > | ible in dealing with the changing priorities. S/he is a self-reliant individual who synthesizes his | ||||
| > | /her knowledge of practice operations in order to problem-solve, prioritize and facilitate complex t | ||||
| > | ransactions in the course of his/her daily activities. S/he is responsible for administering medicat | ||||
| > | ions, assisting with a variety of procedures, practicing basic assessment of patient medical and psy | ||||
| > | cho-social needs, participating in patient education, and assisting medical providers in a variety o | ||||
| > | f ways. All components of nursing care will be individualized to meet the patient’s physiological an | ||||
| > | d psychosocial developmental level and needs. The Licensed Vocational Nurse has excellent oral and w | ||||
| > | ritten communication skills; can work well with minimal supervision in a complex, fast pace and chal | ||||
| > | lenging environment. S/he is sensitive to the needs of patients, staff, and providers at all times. | ||||
| > | This position makes a difference for patients in an outpatient care unit by providing excellent nurs | ||||
| > | ing care and customer service, facilitating and ensuring the accuracy of the information flow betwee | ||||
| > | n medical, hospital staff and departments to maximize unit efficiency. S/he consistently projects a | ||||
| > | professional and courteous demeanor and as well as demonstrating UCSF’s PRIDE values and the AIDET f | ||||
| > | undamentals of communication in all patient care and stakeholder interactions. The LVN will utilize | ||||
| > | computer skills in ApeX and other UCSF computerized programs. This individual supports the standard | ||||
| > | s of the policies and procedures of the practice and is responsible for maintaining current knowledg | ||||
| > | e of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration, and complies with all Ambulatory Servic | ||||
| > | es and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, and administrative and | ||||
| > | clinical practice. S/he is required to adhere to the Telephone and House Standards as adopted by the | ||||
| > | Medical Center | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under the Direction of the LVN Supervisor and guided by the policies and procedures of Ambulatory S |
| > | ervices, the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), provides care to OBGYN, UCSF Department of Women’s Hea | ||||
| > | lth. The LVN will play a critical role in the patient experience including optimizing clinic flow, p | ||||
| > | roviding in and outreach to patients and working collaboratively with the team to create a patient c | ||||
| > | entered environment. | ||||
| 5 | Required qualifications: - Three years related experience in fast paced OBGYN Ambulatory environment | 4 | |||
| > | . Knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the posi | ||||
| > | tion. - Excellent communication skills. - Experience working in a fast-paced OBGYN setting. Experien | ||||
| > | ce providing injections and drawing labs. Preferred qualifications: - LEAN methodology - Ambulatory/ | ||||
| > | outpatient experience - Urology or Surgical clinic experience Licenses/Certifications: - Licensed as | ||||
| > | a Vocational Nurse in the State of California. - Current American Heart Association BLS Certificate | ||||
| 5 | In collaboration with the physician and nursing staff, the LVN has the clinical responsibility for | ||||
| > | maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff, and for daily operations. The LVN is a team p | ||||
| > | layer who works closely with others and who is flexible in dealing with the changing priorities. S/h | ||||
| > | e is a self-reliant individual who synthesizes his/her knowledge of practice operations in order to | ||||
| > | problem-solve, prioritize and facilitate complex transactions in the course of his/her daily activit | ||||
| > | ies. S/he is responsible for administering medications, assisting with a variety of procedures, prac | ||||
| > | ticing basic assessment of patient medical and psycho-social needs, participating in patient educati | ||||
| > | on, and assisting medical providers in a variety of ways. All components of nursing care will be ind | ||||
| > | ividualized to meet the patient’s physiological and psychosocial developmental level and needs. | ||||
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| 7 | The Licensed Vocational Nurse has excellent oral and written communication skills; can work well wi | ||||
| > | th minimal supervision in a complex, fast pace and challenging environment. S/he is sensitive to the | ||||
| > | needs of patients, staff, and providers at all times. This position makes a difference for patients | ||||
| > | in an outpatient care unit by providing excellent nursing care and customer service, facilitating a | ||||
| > | nd ensuring the accuracy of the information flow between medical, hospital staff and departments to | ||||
| > | maximize unit efficiency. S/he consistently projects a professional and courteous demeanor and as we | ||||
| > | ll as demonstrating UCSF’s PRIDE values and the AIDET fundamentals of communication in all patient c | ||||
| > | are and stakeholder interactions. | ||||
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| 9 | The LVN will utilize computer skills in ApeX and other UCSF computerized programs. This individual | ||||
| > | supports the standards of the policies and procedures of the practice and is responsible for maintai | ||||
| > | ning current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration, and complies with | ||||
| > | all Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, an | ||||
| > | d administrative and clinical practice. S/he is required to adhere to the Telephone and House Standa | ||||
| > | rds as adopted by the Medical Center | ||||