Licensed Vocation Nurse - Mobile Health Unit

Position Summary:

Under direct supervision of an Ambulatory Care manager and Mobile Clinic Manager performs routine patient care, excluding administration of IV medications, as directed by San Ysidro Health policies and procedures in a medical office or clinic setting. This role will be directly involved in community vaccination settings.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Upholds San Ysidro Health’s Policies and Procedures, Core Values and competencies and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Performs routine patient care functions as prescribed by licensed health care providers following established clinical protocols and policies and procedures within defined scope of education, training and responsibilities.
• Performs preventive services such as vaccinations, screening (glucose, blood pressure, etc.) in the community events with or without mobile clinics.
• Performs data collection focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.
• Completes chart preparation and management for scheduled patients.
• Delegates appropriately and coordinates duties/activities of health care team members.
• Follows SYH process for communicating patient test results and follow-up.
• Interviews patients, measures vital signs, and other pertinent information as required by specific clinic.
• Implements patient education techniques such as: health coaching and teach back to support self-management. Identifies patient/family learning needs and acts to meet them.
• Documents pertinent patient information, nursing procedures and patient responses in EHR, following established SYH guidelines and maintaining patient confidentiality.
• Prepares treatment rooms and patients for examination.
• Applies principles of aseptic technique and infection control as directed by the Infection Control policy and procedures.
• Performs point of care testing, including but not limited to urine tests, pregnancy tests, A1C, and others as directed.
• Assists the physician with therapeutic and diagnostic patient care functions which may require sterile technique, wound care, urine catheter insertion/removal, wound care, inhalation treatments, removal or application of dressings, EKG, visual testing, and audiometric testing.
• May hold clamps or retractors, sponge vascular areas, and pass instruments as specifically directed by the physician.
• Handles clinic use medication inventories and orders and replenishes medical supplies, medications, and materials throughout the day as needed. Maintains clinic inventory logs.
• Prepares and administers medications, excluding IV medications, as directed by physician order and in accordance to SYH policy and procedure.
• Participates and responds, when assigned to clinical emergency codes.
• Autoclave: oversight of process to ensure the cleaning, processing, sterilizing and checking of instruments is in compliance to meet audit and infection control requirements.
• Immunization coordination: oversight of clinic’s daily routine workflow, excursion reporting process and emergency vaccine management plan.
• Utilizes effective communication methods and skills, following lines of authority as appropriate.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified by San Ysidro Health.
• Demonstrates knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning.
• Ensures the clinical area is audit prepared by completing monthly Quality Assurance packet and addressing deficiencies.
• Participates in unit and department Performance and Quality Improvement activities.
• Provides assistance with nursing schedule and demonstrates flexibility in the resolution of staffing issues; demonstrates flexibility when floating to other units upon requests.
• Other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Customer Service/ Patient-Centered Care

• Practices customer service standards as defined by SYH and specified clinic.
• Anticipates the customer's needs, takes proactive steps to meet those needs, by listening and taking responsibility within scope to ensure issues are resolved.
• Promptly responds to alarms and patient requests.
• Facilitates the customer's ability to utilize resources.
• Assures a clean, orderly, and functional work environment.

Team Commitment

• Effective team member who is adaptable, cooperative, and willing to assist others.
• Works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Manages difficult or conflict situations constructively and seeks appropriate assistance.
• Takes accountability for own actions.
• Actively participates in departmental professional development activities.
• Adheres to Attendance Policy.

Job Requirements

Experience Preferred:

• A (minimum) of 1 year of experience as a Licensed Vocational Nurse.

Education Required:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Graduate of an accredited Licensed Vocational Nursing program.

Certifications Required:

• Current license to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in California.
• Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification

(American Heart Association)

Verbal and Written Skills Required to Perform the Job:

• Ability to read, write and comprehend English

• Ability to read, write and comprehend medical information and terminology.

• Ability to effectively present information, both verbal and written.
• Good interpersonal skills.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements: 

• Continuous standing/walking/twisting.
• Occasionally lifts pushes and/or transfers patients. 
• Exposed to unpleasant elements (accidents, injuries and illness).
• May be required to work evenings and/or weekends.

Universal Requirements:

Pre-employment requirements include I-9, positive background and reference check results, complete application, new hire orientation, and completion of employee health screening.