Sen LVN Women's Health Primary Care

University of California, San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

The Primary Care Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) assesses patients’ needs and responses to medical regimens and treatment by observing symptoms, emotional state, laboratory reports, and cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. In collaboration with medical home providers, nurses, and medical assistants, the LVN provides adult primary care, including medication and vaccine administration, laboratory result review and monitoring, treatments and procedures such as ear irrigation, wound care, and urethral catheterization, and patient education. The role also includes rooming patients, documenting clinical information, supporting continuity of care, and communicating with patients and care teams by phone, electronic messaging, and in person. The LVN uses Epic/APeX and other UCSF computer systems, maintains current pharmacology knowledge and medication-administration competency, and follows Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies for infection control, safety, and clinical and administrative practice. The position requires adherence to UCSF Telephone and House Standards and demonstration of UCSF PRIDE values and AIDET communication fundamentals. The LVN must be flexible to orient and work at all UCSF Medical Center locations.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience as an LVN.
Two years of related experience in a similar environment.
Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent communication skills, problem-solving ability, and comfort learning new technology and systems.
Basic computer and keyboarding skills.
Prior experience with electronic systems or records.
Licensed as a Vocational Nurse in the State of California.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of experience using an Electronic Medical Record system.
Experience in a primary care or geriatric outpatient clinic.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs and responses to medical regimens and treatment, including observing symptoms, emotional state, and cultural and socioeconomic circumstances.
Collaborate with the health care team to plan care, discuss alternatives and goals, and identify appropriate patient and community resources.
Provide individualized nursing care for adult and geriatric patients, including room setup, patient intake, vital signs, medication and allergy documentation, and protection of patient privacy.
Prepare patients for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, assist with procedures, and provide treatments such as injections, immunizations, and medication administration.
Perform CLIA-waived testing and chart or log audits; document care and patient responses in the electronic health record.
Respond appropriately to emergencies and comply with infection-control, safety, disinfection, and other applicable policies and standards.
Assist patients with limited mobility during transfers and maintain patient-care areas by removing expired supplies.
Coordinate clinic activities and patient flow, communicate with patients, families, and care-team members, and support continuity of care through phone, written, and electronic communication.
Maintain accurate and current patient records and participate in directed health maintenance outreach and in-reach projects.
Identify patient education needs, provide understandable health information, verify patient and family understanding, and use or help update educational resources.
Participate in performance-improvement activities, recommend topics or solutions, assist with data collection, and report and follow up on environment and safety concerns.
Attend relevant classes, conferences, workshops, and staff meetings; contribute to team orientation and learning; and comply with licensing, certification, scheduling, and other work policies.
Use Epic/APeX to document clinical information, enter patient histories and reported medications or allergies, record point-of-care results, pend orders, manage encounters and messages, schedule tests with provider orders, and support in-reach, outreach, and cross-coverage activities.