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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | Employment Duration: 6 months (w/ potential for extension) |
| 2 | Employment Duration: 6 months (w/ potential for extension) Under the supervision of the Nurse Manage | ||||
| > | r and guided by the procedures of Ambulatory Services, the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) is respon | ||||
| > | sible for providing nursing care to patients in the ambulatory setting. The LVN plays a critical rol | ||||
| > | e in the patient experience, including optimizing clinic flow, providing in and outreach to patients | ||||
| > | , and working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to create a patient-centered environme | ||||
| > | nt. In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, Practice Manager, Administrative Director, and Provider | ||||
| > | s, the LVN has clinical responsibility for developing and maintaining a high standard of patient car | ||||
| > | e for patients of all specialties at San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care, including Primary Care, A | ||||
| > | dult and Pediatric Care, Women’s Health OB and GYN, Adult and Pediatric Cardiology, Gastrointestinal | ||||
| > | , Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Neurological and Neurosurgical Care, Hepatology, Pediatric Deve | ||||
| > | lopmental, and Infectious Diseases. The LVN is responsible for daily clinical operations and maintai | ||||
| > | ning a safe environment for patients and staff. Nursing care is individualized to meet the patient’s | ||||
| > | physiological, psychosocial, cultural, and developmental level and needs. The LVN consistently proj | ||||
| > | ects a professional and courteous demeanor, helps establish and maintain the highest service standar | ||||
| > | ds for the practice, and complies with the Medical Center House and Telephone Standards. The UCSF Sa | ||||
| > | n Mateo Primary and Specialty Care Clinic is a clinical site that offers both Adult and Pediatric pr | ||||
| > | imary and multi-specialty services in one shared location. Sterile Processing and Radiology are also | ||||
| > | located on site and provide basic plain film services. The staff includes Patient Care/Practice Coo | ||||
| > | rdinators, Medical Assistants, Nurses (RNs and LVNs), Sonographers, and Allied Health Professionals. | ||||
| > | Key Responsibilities Identify the needs and responses of patients to medical regimens and treatment | ||||
| > | through observation of symptoms, emotional state, and cultural and socio-economic settings and back | ||||
| > | grounds. Recognize and report specific physical and emotional conditions, needs, and concerns of pat | ||||
| > | ients to appropriate members of the health care team. Alert providers to unusual patient observation | ||||
| > | s to facilitate immediate attention, including chest pain and shortness of breath. Perform routine a | ||||
| > | nd clinical functions, including vital signs, height, and weight, and document data in APEX. Work co | ||||
| > | operatively with the health care team to discuss patient alternatives to health care services and de | ||||
| > | velop short- and long-range goals to meet patient needs and treatment plans. Plan for patient needs | ||||
| > | using knowledge of physical and emotional processes as well as cultural and socio-economic backgroun | ||||
| > | ds. Identify appropriate internal and external resources for patient care. Order and monitor clinica | ||||
| > | l supplies and equipment for Urology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, and Au | ||||
| > | diology. Create weekly nurse visit and procedure assignments and work with Administrative staff to a | ||||
| > | djust schedules for smooth clinic flow and patient experience. Ensure medication and procedure order | ||||
| > | s are entered accurately and in a timely manner. Identify procedures requiring informed consent and | ||||
| > | communicate to the clinic team and provider. Assist with add-on procedure coordination, including ch | ||||
| > | ecking insurance authorization and ensuring staffing, supplies, and room availability. Provide indiv | ||||
| > | idualized nursing care responsive to the growth and developmental needs of patients. Provide appropr | ||||
| > | iate care based on the needs and age of each patient, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric pati | ||||
| > | ents. Set up exam rooms and perform the intake process while providing physical and emotional privac | ||||
| > | y. Prepare and instruct patients about specific diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and treatments | ||||
| > | . Assist with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and treatments as needed. Use appliances and equ | ||||
| > | ipment correctly and maintain safe practice. Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing care | ||||
| > | , including pre- and post-procedure care and treatments. Administer and document medications in the | ||||
| > | electronic medical record while maintaining current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in mode | ||||
| > | s of administration. Respond appropriately in emergencies, including initiating and assisting with C | ||||
| > | PR, and maintain knowledge of code blue carts, emergency kits, medical emergencies, and emergency/di | ||||
| > | saster procedures. Comply with Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for in | ||||
| > | fection control, safety, administrative, and clinical practice. Complete annual competency testing a | ||||
| > | s specified by the individual practice. Assist patients with limited mobility in transfers from whee | ||||
| > | lchair to exam table, chair, or toilet, and transport patients safely. Order and sign per Ambulatory | ||||
| > | protocols. Document point-of-care test results. Enter and pend scripted orders from providers. Open | ||||
| > | telephone encounters and route appropriately. Open staff messages and respond appropriately. Build | ||||
| > | dot phrases to assist with templating of charting and messaging. Cross-cover nursing in-basket. Queu | ||||
| > | e patient orders in advance of patient office visits. Organize activities based on patient needs whi | ||||
| > | le maintaining effective patient flow through the practice. Adjust clinical support activities to re | ||||
| > | flect changes in priorities during practice sessions. Maintain open communication and facilitate con | ||||
| > | tinuity of care for patients and/or families with members of the health care team through phone cont | ||||
| > | act, verbal interaction, and written reports. Utilize APEX information to document patient care. Mai | ||||
| > | ntain accurate, legible, current, and properly signed records and documentation, including patient c | ||||
| > | omplaints, nursing observations, interventions and care plans, nursing actions and teaching, and pat | ||||
| > | ient responses. Obtain records and convey information clearly and concisely. Demonstrate courtesy, c | ||||
| > | ommon sense, and follow-through in telephone communications and maintain UCSF Medical Center Telepho | ||||
| > | ne Standards. Answer APEX messages within 24 business hours. Assist with clinical forms completion. | ||||
| > | Foster and maintain positive public relations with patients, families, visitors, and staff. Demonstr | ||||
| > | ate effective communication skills, proper telephone techniques and etiquette, sensitivity to cultur | ||||
| > | al differences, and a positive and supportive manner. Participate in identifying the educational nee | ||||
| > | ds of patients. Provide patients with necessary information to make informed decisions, utilizing av | ||||
| > | ailable resources and making referrals appropriately. Inform patients and families about services av | ||||
| > | ailable at UCSF Medical Center and in the community. Utilize and maintain updated educational resour | ||||
| > | ces. Provide and reinforce patient health teaching using language that patients and families can und | ||||
| > | erstand. Teach clean intermittent catheterizing patients how to maintain catheter supplies and prope | ||||
| > | r catheterizing technique. Assist the RN in obtaining supplies for SPT placement and independently p | ||||
| > | erform Foley catheter insertion. Verify patient and family understanding through return demonstratio | ||||
| > | n, verbal, physical, or written methods. Participate in review and/or revision of educational materi | ||||
| > | als. Participate in Performance Improvement activities that impact improvements in the Department, i | ||||
| > | ncluding clinical team flow and overall performance levels. Make recommendations regarding Performan | ||||
| > | ce Improvement topics or problems and assist in data collection. Report and follow up on issues affe | ||||
| > | cting the environment and safety. Maximize resources by seeking assistance from appropriate support, | ||||
| > | effectively using supplies, making suggestions for improved approaches, and assisting in cost-effec | ||||
| > | tive practices. Attend classes, conferences, workshops, and staff meetings applicable to practice ne | ||||
| > | eds and share information from programs attended. Attend and participate in staff meetings and clini | ||||
| > | cal team meetings. Comply with work-related policies, including license renewal, annual PPD, CPR cer | ||||
| > | tification, use of benefit time, and dress code including identification policy. Contribute to the o | ||||
| > | rientation and learning experiences of other members of the health care team. Comply with department | ||||
| > | al scheduling guidelines, including starting work at scheduled times and completing work in a timely | ||||
| > | manner. Serve as a Super-User for Soiled Instrument Handling, Rigid Scopes, and Flexible Scopes. De | ||||
| > | monstrate service excellence by following the Everyday PRIDE Guide and UCSF Medical Center standards | ||||
| > | and expectations for communication and behavior. Demonstrate professionalism, respect, integrity, d | ||||
| > | iversity, and excellence in interactions with patients, visitors, faculty, staff, and students. Foll | ||||
| > | ow standards related to personal appearance, acknowledging and greeting patients and families, intro | ||||
| > | ductions using AIDET, managing up, service recovery, managing delays and expectations, phone standar | ||||
| > | ds, electronic communication, teamwork, and cultural sensitivity and competency. Exhibit tact and pr | ||||
| > | ofessionalism in difficult situations according to PRIDE Values and Practices. Adhere to privacy, co | ||||
| > | nfidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Health Information (PHI) an | ||||
| > | d other sensitive and personal information. Adhere to safety and infection control policies and proc | ||||
| > | edures. Assume accountability for improving quality metrics associated with the department/unit and | ||||
| > | meeting organizational and departmental targets. Keep working areas neat, orderly, and clutter-free, | ||||
| > | including hallways. Adhere to cleaning processes and put items back where they belong. Remove and r | ||||
| > | eport broken equipment and furniture. Pick up and dispose of litter found throughout the facility. P | ||||
| > | ost flyers and posters only in designated areas. Know where the Environment of Care Manual is kept i | ||||
| > | n the department and correct or report unsafe conditions to the appropriate departments. Protect the | ||||
| > | physical environment and equipment from damage and theft. Perform other duties as assigned or requi | ||||
| > | red. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and guided by the procedures of Ambulatory Services, the |
| > | Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) is responsible for providing nursing care to patients in the ambula | ||||
| > | tory setting. The LVN plays a critical role in the patient experience, including optimizing clinic f | ||||
| > | low, providing in and outreach to patients, and working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary t | ||||
| > | eam to create a patient-centered environment. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications - Flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations. - Min | 4 | |||
| > | imum of 1-2 years of recent LVN experience in an ambulatory outpatient clinic setting. - Current lic | ||||
| > | ensure as a Vocational Nurse in the State of California. - Current American Heart Association CPR Ce | ||||
| > | rtification. - Strong clinical procedure skills, including phlebotomy and injections. - Experience w | ||||
| > | orking with pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients. - Basic computer skills, including PowerPoint, | ||||
| > | Excel, and Word. Preferred Qualifications - Experience developing and implementing new workflows. - | ||||
| > | Experience providing staff education. - Experience in a procedural area. - Experience in ambulatory | ||||
| > | care. - Related experience working with Primary Care, Adult and Pediatric Care, Women’s Health OB a | ||||
| > | nd GYN, Adult and Pediatric Cardiology, Gastrointestinal, Neurological and Neurosurgical Care, and r | ||||
| > | elated specialties. - Familiarity with Electronic Medical Record systems. - Experience working in an | ||||
| > | academic health system. | ||||
| 5 | In collaboration with the Nurse Manager, Practice Manager, Administrative Director, and Providers, | ||||
| > | the LVN has clinical responsibility for developing and maintaining a high standard of patient care f | ||||
| > | or patients of all specialties at San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care, including Primary Care, Adul | ||||
| > | t and Pediatric Care, Women’s Health OB and GYN, Adult and Pediatric Cardiology, Gastrointestinal, A | ||||
| > | dult and Pediatric Endocrinology, Neurological and Neurosurgical Care, Hepatology, Pediatric Develop | ||||
| > | mental, and Infectious Diseases. | ||||
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | The LVN is responsible for daily clinical operations and maintaining a safe environment for patient | ||||
| > | s and staff. Nursing care is individualized to meet the patient’s physiological, psychosocial, cultu | ||||
| > | ral, and developmental level and needs. The LVN consistently projects a professional and courteous d | ||||
| > | emeanor, helps establish and maintain the highest service standards for the practice, and complies w | ||||
| > | ith the Medical Center House and Telephone Standards. | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | The UCSF San Mateo Primary and Specialty Care Clinic is a clinical site that offers both Adult and | ||||
| > | Pediatric primary and multi-specialty services in one shared location. Sterile Processing and Radiol | ||||
| > | ogy are also located on site and provide basic plain film services. The staff includes Patient Care/ | ||||
| > | Practice Coordinators, Medical Assistants, Nurses (RNs and LVNs), Sonographers, and Allied Health Pr | ||||
| > | ofessionals. | ||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | Key Responsibilities | ||||
| 12 | * Identify the needs and responses of patients to medical regimens and treatment through observatio | ||||
| > | n of symptoms, emotional state, and cultural and socio-economic settings and backgrounds. | ||||
| 13 | * Recognize and report specific physical and emotional conditions, needs, and concerns of patients | ||||
| > | to appropriate members of the health care team. | ||||
| 14 | * Alert providers to unusual patient observations to facilitate immediate attention, including ches | ||||
| > | t pain and shortness of breath. | ||||
| 15 | * Perform routine and clinical functions, including vital signs, height, and weight, and document d | ||||
| > | ata in APEX. | ||||
| 16 | * Work cooperatively with the health care team to discuss patient alternatives to health care servi | ||||
| > | ces and develop short- and long-range goals to meet patient needs and treatment plans. | ||||
| 17 | * Plan for patient needs using knowledge of physical and emotional processes as well as cultural an | ||||
| > | d socio-economic backgrounds. | ||||
| 18 | * Identify appropriate internal and external resources for patient care. | ||||
| 19 | * Order and monitor clinical supplies and equipment for Urology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology | ||||
| > | /Head & Neck Surgery, and Audiology. | ||||
| 20 | * Create weekly nurse visit and procedure assignments and work with Administrative staff to adjust | ||||
| > | schedules for smooth clinic flow and patient experience. | ||||
| 21 | * Ensure medication and procedure orders are entered accurately and in a timely manner. | ||||
| 22 | * Identify procedures requiring informed consent and communicate to the clinic team and provider. | ||||
| 23 | * Assist with add-on procedure coordination, including checking insurance authorization and ensurin | ||||
| > | g staffing, supplies, and room availability. | ||||
| 24 | * Provide individualized nursing care responsive to the growth and developmental needs of patients. | ||||
| 25 | * Provide appropriate care based on the needs and age of each patient, including pediatric, adult, | ||||
| > | and geriatric patients. | ||||
| 26 | * Set up exam rooms and perform the intake process while providing physical and emotional privacy. | ||||
| 27 | * Prepare and instruct patients about specific diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and treatments | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 28 | * Assist with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and treatments as needed. | ||||
| 29 | * Use appliances and equipment correctly and maintain safe practice. | ||||
| 30 | * Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing care, including pre- and post-procedure care a | ||||
| > | nd treatments. | ||||
| 31 | * Administer and document medications in the electronic medical record while maintaining current kn | ||||
| > | owledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration. | ||||
| 32 | * Respond appropriately in emergencies, including initiating and assisting with CPR, and maintain k | ||||
| > | nowledge of code blue carts, emergency kits, medical emergencies, and emergency/disaster procedures. | ||||
| 33 | * Comply with Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, | ||||
| > | safety, administrative, and clinical practice. | ||||
| 34 | * Complete annual competency testing as specified by the individual practice. | ||||
| 35 | * Assist patients with limited mobility in transfers from wheelchair to exam table, chair, or toile | ||||
| > | t, and transport patients safely. | ||||
| 36 | * Order and sign per Ambulatory protocols. | ||||
| 37 | * Document point-of-care test results. | ||||
| 38 | * Enter and pend scripted orders from providers. | ||||
| 39 | * Open telephone encounters and route appropriately. | ||||
| 40 | * Open staff messages and respond appropriately. | ||||
| 41 | * Build dot phrases to assist with templating of charting and messaging. | ||||
| 42 | * Cross-cover nursing in-basket. | ||||
| 43 | * Queue patient orders in advance of patient office visits. | ||||
| 44 | * Organize activities based on patient needs while maintaining effective patient flow through the p | ||||
| > | ractice. | ||||
| 45 | * Adjust clinical support activities to reflect changes in priorities during practice sessions. | ||||
| 46 | * Maintain open communication and facilitate continuity of care for patients and/or families with m | ||||
| > | embers of the health care team through phone contact, verbal interaction, and written reports. | ||||
| 47 | * Utilize APEX information to document patient care. | ||||
| 48 | * Maintain accurate, legible, current, and properly signed records and documentation, including pat | ||||
| > | ient complaints, nursing observations, interventions and care plans, nursing actions and teaching, a | ||||
| > | nd patient responses. | ||||
| 49 | * Obtain records and convey information clearly and concisely. | ||||
| 50 | * Demonstrate courtesy, common sense, and follow-through in telephone communications and maintain U | ||||
| > | CSF Medical Center Telephone Standards. | ||||
| 51 | * Answer APEX messages within 24 business hours. | ||||
| 52 | * Assist with clinical forms completion. | ||||
| 53 | * Foster and maintain positive public relations with patients, families, visitors, and staff. | ||||
| 54 | * Demonstrate effective communication skills, proper telephone techniques and etiquette, sensitivit | ||||
| > | y to cultural differences, and a positive and supportive manner. | ||||
| 55 | * Participate in identifying the educational needs of patients. | ||||
| 56 | * Provide patients with necessary information to make informed decisions, utilizing available resou | ||||
| > | rces and making referrals appropriately. | ||||
| 57 | * Inform patients and families about services available at UCSF Medical Center and in the community | ||||
| > | . | ||||
| 58 | * Utilize and maintain updated educational resources. | ||||
| 59 | * Provide and reinforce patient health teaching using language that patients and families can under | ||||
| > | stand. | ||||
| 60 | * Teach clean intermittent catheterizing patients how to maintain catheter supplies and proper cath | ||||
| > | eterizing technique. | ||||
| 61 | * Assist the RN in obtaining supplies for SPT placement and independently perform Foley catheter in | ||||
| > | sertion. | ||||
| 62 | * Verify patient and family understanding through return demonstration, verbal, physical, or writte | ||||
| > | n methods. | ||||
| 63 | * Participate in review and/or revision of educational materials. | ||||
| 64 | * Participate in Performance Improvement activities that impact improvements in the Department, inc | ||||
| > | luding clinical team flow and overall performance levels. | ||||
| 65 | * Make recommendations regarding Performance Improvement topics or problems and assist in data coll | ||||
| > | ection. | ||||
| 66 | * Report and follow up on issues affecting the environment and safety. | ||||
| 67 | * Maximize resources by seeking assistance from appropriate support, effectively using supplies, ma | ||||
| > | king suggestions for improved approaches, and assisting in cost-effective practices. | ||||
| 68 | * Attend classes, conferences, workshops, and staff meetings applicable to practice needs and share | ||||
| > | information from programs attended. | ||||
| 69 | * Attend and participate in staff meetings and clinical team meetings. | ||||
| 70 | * Comply with work-related policies, including license renewal, annual PPD, CPR certification, use | ||||
| > | of benefit time, and dress code including identification policy. | ||||
| 71 | * Contribute to the orientation and learning experiences of other members of the health care team. | ||||
| 72 | * Comply with departmental scheduling guidelines, including starting work at scheduled times and co | ||||
| > | mpleting work in a timely manner. | ||||
| 73 | * Serve as a Super-User for Soiled Instrument Handling, Rigid Scopes, and Flexible Scopes. | ||||
| 74 | * Demonstrate service excellence by following the Everyday PRIDE Guide and UCSF Medical Center stan | ||||
| > | dards and expectations for communication and behavior. | ||||
| 75 | * Demonstrate professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence in interactions with p | ||||
| > | atients, visitors, faculty, staff, and students. | ||||
| 76 | * Follow standards related to personal appearance, acknowledging and greeting patients and families | ||||
| > | , introductions using AIDET, managing up, service recovery, managing delays and expectations, phone | ||||
| > | standards, electronic communication, teamwork, and cultural sensitivity and competency. | ||||
| 77 | * Exhibit tact and professionalism in difficult situations according to PRIDE Values and Practices. | ||||
| 78 | * Adhere to privacy, confidentiality, and security policies and procedures related to Protected Hea | ||||
| > | lth Information (PHI) and other sensitive and personal information. | ||||
| 79 | * Adhere to safety and infection control policies and procedures. | ||||
| 80 | * Assume accountability for improving quality metrics associated with the department/unit and meeti | ||||
| > | ng organizational and departmental targets. | ||||
| 81 | * Keep working areas neat, orderly, and clutter-free, including hallways. | ||||
| 82 | * Adhere to cleaning processes and put items back where they belong. | ||||
| 83 | * Remove and report broken equipment and furniture. | ||||
| 84 | * Pick up and dispose of litter found throughout the facility. | ||||
| 85 | * Post flyers and posters only in designated areas. | ||||
| 86 | * Know where the Environment of Care Manual is kept in the department and correct or report unsafe | ||||
| > | conditions to the appropriate departments. | ||||
| 87 | * Protect the physical environment and equipment from damage and theft. | ||||
| 88 | * Perform other duties as assigned or required. | ||||