Posting number: 26-57748-26RP
Department: RUHS-Community Health Clinics
Division: RUHS MSC INTERNAL MEDICINE
Job classification: LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE II
Posting type: Open & Promotional
Categories: Nursing, Health Care Support, Medical
Under supervision and direction of a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or physician, performs nursing duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing in the care of patients in the Department of Mental Health or Public Health Ambulatory Family Health Center such as thorough patient intake including vital signs, addressing care gaps, and CGM downloads, obtaining STAT referral authorizations for specialty appointments and DME, scheduling and rescheduling patients, completing e-faxes and incoming clinic mail, making daily warm reminder calls, assisting with supply inventory, managing in-basket requests, CRMs, and patient messages, participating in Rapid Improvement Events and process improvement projects, supporting resident care team assignments, completing SPEC notes, administering vaccines and medications, preparing for EKGs, cervical cancer screenings, and other clinic procedures, providing discharge instructions and patient education, processing refill requests, completing Chase Lists, serving as an MA preceptor for vaccine sign-off, in-basket training, and point-of-care testing, performing point-of-care testing for clinic patients, assisting with MyChart activation, maintaining clinic inventory, supporting CODE MET/triage nurse duties, performing resource nurse responsibilities, floating to other specialties or sister clinics as needed, assisting with late-stay internal medicine schedules, championing metric goals for access, quality, and performance improvement, and performing all other duties within the LVN scope of practice; and perform other related duties as required.
The department is seeking a high energy, detail oriented LVN with strong clinical and critical thinking skills to join their high-volume clinic with complex and chronic condition patients. Internal medicine staff supports 8 attendings and 64 residents, who rotate every 6 weeks. LVNs in this department also support our specialty clinics as needed: Cardiology, Rheumatology, Infectious disease, and Endocrinology as needed. Additionally, LVNs float to other sister clinics within the MSC and other CHCs if support is needed.
This role requires rapid critical thinking, swift multi-tasking and exceptional triage capabilities. The incumbent must be detail-oriented and able to lead a team of medical assistants. The most competitive candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of LVN experience in a high pace clinic, urgent care, or hospital setting.
Required valid licenses and certificates:
Copies of ALL certifications must be uploaded to your profile as an attachment at the time of submitting your application to be considered. If you are having difficulties uploading your required documents, please email them to rpadilla@rivco.org.
Work Schedule: 5/40 Monday through Friday 0900-1730 (permanent); 0800-1630 during orientation
Meet the Team!
Riverside University Health System provides a wide range of primary and specialty care services across 13 Community Health Centers (CHCs) throughout Riverside County. As federally qualified health centers, the CHCs operate on a sliding fee scale to ensure that some of the county’s most vulnerable populations receive the care they need.
Whether it’s preventive care, chronic disease management, Express Care, Mobile Health, or integrated specialty and behavioral health services, our teams are made up of dedicated healthcare professionals who are passionate about making a difference.
If you’re committed to delivering compassionate care and eager to join a team that truly values community, connection, and making a meaningful difference, RUHS is the place for you!
Learn more about our Community Health Centers by visiting www.ruhealth.org
•Provide nursing care to patients within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act for vocational nursing; prepare patients for physicians, 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.
Licensed Vocational Nurse II:
Experience: At least one year of successful experience as an LVN, preferably in a public health clinic environment.
Knowledge of: 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.
Ability to: 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.
Other Requirements:
License: Possession of a valid California Vocational Nurse's License issued by the California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners.
Certification: Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association for professional healthcare providers and IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal certified by the Board of CA Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians, and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
A valid California Driver's License is required, as travel may be required in the event the LVN is floated to sister CHC facilities.
Physical requirements:
Employees in this classification are required to be able to lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted with or without reasonable accommodation, push patients in wheelchairs, and walk/stand/sit for long periods.
Bilingual Testing
The Human Resources Department will coordinate a Bilingual (Spanish) Non-Proctored Assessment.
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For questions regarding this recruitment:
Contact Raven Padilla at rpadilla@rivco.org or 951/955-0780. Please allow 1-2 business days for response to general inquires.
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Riverside County is the fourth largest county in the State of California, stretching nearly 200 miles across and comprising over 7,200 square miles of fertile river valleys, low deserts, mountains, foothills and rolling plains. Riverside County shares borders with densely populated Los Angeles, Imperial, Orange, San Diego, and San Bernardino Counties...extending from within 14 miles of the Pacific Ocean to the Colorado River.
