Staff Nurse LVN (Pediatrics/Primary Care)

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides clinical services.

• Assist in processes to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID–19, and to carry out other health work force-related activities.

• Maintains clinical expertise and competency (to include age specific competency) as well as demonstrates thorough knowledge of procedures to deliver quality primary health care.

• Documents delivery of health care and nursing process in accordance with the Center’s policies and procedures in a timely, accurate, and consistent manner.

• Educates the patient and family/significant others about the plan of care. Acts as a resource for facilitating communication when necessary.

• Coordinates the delivery of patient care provided by the health care team.

• Interacts with health center personnel and assists providers to ensure optimal patient care and to obtain optimum patient flow and increased patient satisfaction.

• Identifies and responds promptly to changes in patient’s condition and/or clinic environment.

• Coordinates and provides follow-up related to the timely processing of patient referrals, fill prescription request for medications, and other identified needs of the patient.

• Acts as a resource within the clinic to other staff members in regards to patient care.

• Participates as a team member and promotes teamwork by assisting others with patient care and department activities.

• Maintains adequate inventory of medical forms, supplies, in-house medications, STD medications and immunizations and completes monthly inventory reports as required.

• Performs maintenance and controls on medical equipment and documents results.

• Supervises the administration of all medications accurately using the five (5) rights of medication administration, ensuring proper documentation of medications according to health center policy and procedures.

• Upon completion of laboratory skill assessment, performs all laboratory functions according to Provider orders.

• Demonstrating flexibility, enthusiasm and willingness to cooperate while working with others in assigned inter-professional care teams to support PCMH programmatic activities.

2. Ensures appropriate inventory of medical supplies including vaccines.

• Maintains an adequate inventory of medications and prepares medication orders for refills.

• Ensures medication is stored as recommended by the manufacturer.

• Ensures medication refills are properly processed in a timely manner.

• Verifies patient’s medications with provider’s orders.

• Responds to patient and outside pharmacy calls for refills and clarification of orders.

3. Fulfills administrative duties.

• Assists in maintaining an efficient, safe, secure, orderly, and aseptic environment of care for all patients and employees.

• Is familiar with and abides by OSHA Standards, Hazardous Materials, Universal Precautions, use of personal protective equipment, Evacuation, Fire, Disaster, and Safety Plans.

• If bilingual, translates in Spanish between non-Spanish speaking staff and Spanish speaking patients as requested.

4. Performs all other related duties as assigned.