Licensed Vocational Nurse I/II - RUHS Eye Clinic

County of Riverside•Moreno Valley, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The County of Riverside - Riverside University Health System (RUHS) - Medical Center is seeking a Bilingual Licensed Vocational Nurse I/II to join their Eye Clinic team in Moreno Valley. Under supervision and direction of a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician, the incumbent will be responsible for ensuring the flow of the clinic, ensuring rooms are cleaned and turned over, assessing patients for triage of acute changes, maintaining and documenting medication temperatures and logs, ordering and maintenance of specialty medications, administration of oral, eye, and IM medications, scheduling appointments and emergency department follow ups, referrals and authorizations, completion on CRMs and work queues, prior authorizations; performing nursing duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; and perform other related duties as required. The RUHS Eye Clinic is a fast paced, high-volume clinic providing ophthalmologic services to the Riverside County community. There are multiple subspecialties that operate out of the clinic, including: medical and surgical retina, cornea, glaucoma, oculoplastics, and neuro-ophthalmology. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our team as the lead LVN. This is a leadership role within the clinic. The candidate who is chosen will receive training on the ophthalmologic machines, procedures, diagnoses, and equipment. They will be expected to ensure that the ophthalmology aides and residents are following the policies and procedures and will be responsible for identifying and addressing barriers in the daily clinic workflow. They will work with their team to create a positive patient experience.

Requirements

California Vocational Nurse's License issued by the California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association (AHA)
Current principles, techniques and procedures used within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; medical terminology, hospital and/or health care procedures and equipment; medication administration as outlined in policies and procedures.
Skillfully perform vocational nursing duties and responsibilities within the scope of professional practice of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; learn and follow policies and procedures; establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, mid-level practitioners, patients, and co-workers; complete and maintain reports and clinical records per established policies and procedures.
At least one year of successful experience as an LVN, preferably in a public health clinic environment.
Current principles, techniques and procedures used in vocational nursing within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; medical terminology, acute care procedures and equipment; medication administration and any policies and procedures of the setting assigned.
Skillfully perform the full range of vocational nursing duties and responsibilities within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; learn and follow policies and procedures for the setting assigned; establish and maintain effective working relationships with physicians, mid-level providers, registered nurses, patients, and co-workers; complete and maintain reports and patient records; make observations of situations accurately and report them so effective action can be taken according to rules of documentation and policies and procedures.
Possession of a valid California Vocational Nurse's License issued by the California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners.
Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association for professional healthcare providers.
Bilingual (Spanish) Non-Proctored Assessment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a public health clinic environment.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care to patients within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; prepare patients for physicians, registered nurse, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, and care for patients during treatment; administer medications using subcutaneous, intramuscularly, intradermal, subdermal, and/or oral methods.
Take temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure of patients as necessary; apply and change dressings and cares for wounds; may collect specimens for laboratory analysis; assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in performing examinations, tests, respiratory care and other treatments including minor surgical procedures, PAP smears and colposcopies.
Perform venipuncture, injections of medications including biological immunizations for pediatrics and adults, including the provision of Tuberculin skin tests, Coccidioidin skin tests, and Histoplasmin skin tests in the course of a tuberculosis control program.
Perform documentation as required within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing, and established rules of charting; chart treatments and medications and maintain pertinent medical records; collect data from patients to ensure scheduling with appropriate services; maintain clinical records, reports and charge tickets; review charts to determine type of treatment the patient may require and assure proper clinic scheduling and continuity of care.
Counsel, advise and educate patients regarding proper health care methods; set clinic appointments per established policies and procedures; refer patients for specialty care to outside agencies utilizing knowledge of payor source to ensure appropriate referrals to outside agencies and programs.
Assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in the administration of special treatments, examinations, and intravenous therapy; chart treatments and medications and maintain pertinent medical records according to established practice by the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing, policies, and procedures.
Assist physicians, registered nurses, and mid-level providers in the administration of medical records; assist in the data collection, preparation, and implementation of patient care plans; participate in patient education and rehabilitation programs and document data appropriately.
Observe patients' condition and behavior, and report significant changes to the supervisor.
May act under supervision and direction of a physician, registered nurse or mid-level provider as a nursing leader over health services assistants, certified medical assistants, office assistants and other LVNs, as assigned.