Family Health Centers Of San Diego
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is currently recruiting for an LVN Clinical to perform a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for assigned clinic patients, as direct by the Clinic Director and/or Nursing Director, in order to facilitate the delivery of prompt, quality care.
Provides a diverse range of patient care services and supportive measures for assigned department patients under the guidance of a licensed healthcare provider who is virtually present through a video-based telemedicine consultation. The primary objective is to enable the delivery of efficient and high-quality home health care in a timely manner.
Responsibilities:
-Addresses routine messages in EHR within 2 days, urgent messages within 1 day.
-Attends Nursing in-services or completes make-up assignments within 2 weeks of assignment.
-Builds positive relationships, inspires others to perform at a higher level, prepares career development plans and retains an accountable workforce.
-Coaches and counsels staff and administers appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.
-Communicates effectively with interdisciplinary care team and support services, including Physicians, PSRs, Medical Assistants, and others. Attends department meetings.
-Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation complies with patients' insurance requirements. Includes documenting patient history.
-Consistently follows Policies and Procedures to ensure positive patient outcomes.
-Ensures MAs document patient Vital Signs and pre-assessment questions.
-Keeps clinic work-flow moving, focusing on productivity and efficiency, including assigning lunch times and breaks, ensuring exam room is set up, ordering supplies and vaccines to ensure correct supply is on hand, supporting provider productivity, reviewing patient problem list prior to visit with provider, and calling in refills to pharmacy.
-Keeps site in compliance with TJC, DHS, CHDP, and Medi-Cal -Managed Care requirements.
-Participates in continuous improvement activities and ensures appropriate Lean tools (i.e., 5S, A3) are deployed and results are evaluated and/or measured.
-Performs nursing tasks, demonstrating Clinical Competency, including: Measures height, weight, and vital signs accurately; -Performs hearing and vision screenings appropriately; Administers IM medications or immunizations correctly; Administers PO medications or immunizations correctly; Administers subcutaneous immunizations correctly; Administers medications via inhalation correctly; Administers PPD tests correctly; Reads PPD results correctly; Performs EKGs correctly; Assesses immunization records accurately; Performs ear lavage correctly; Sets up sterile field correctly; Performs equipment disinfection and sterilization correctly; Hooks up Oxygen tubing correctly; Suctions patients correctly using appropriate suction equipment; Performs straight cath correctly; Starts IVs correctly. Completes standing orders as directed by provider.
-Performs other duties as assigned.
-Performs Waive Testing and Phlebotomy if appropriate training has been completed.
-Provides/ensures staff receive all new hire and annual trainings on time.
Rewards:
Job type: Regular Full-time
Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.
In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits or potential bonuses.
$30.00 - $36.65
Requirements:
-At least 3 years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or similar setting preferred.
-California State Board LVN License required.
-Current CPR for Healthcare Providers certification required.
-Graduation from a recognized practical nurse program or equivalent.
-High School Graduate (or GED equivalent).