Sr Lic Vocational Nurse

Position Description

Employees in this classification are experienced LVN's responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care activities in an assigned specialty or subspecialty outpatient clinic. Work is performed under the direction of a staff nurse and/or physician as part of a total health care team in providing complete evaluations to patients. Works under the direct supervision of staff nurse or physician. No delegated supervisory authority; may instruct co-workers and supervise them in the performance of special procedures. Work is performed under usual clinic conditions, necessitating a high degree of contact with patients, families and clinic personnel.

Major/Essential Functions

• Reports data, identifies and reports alterations in patient responses to assist in identifying problems and formulating goals/outcomes.
• Implements teaching plans for patients and their families with well-defined health learning needs.
• Communicates with patients via telephone per clinic protocols.
• Prepares and operates necessary equipment and instruments for examination, treatments and procedures.
• Maintains inventory of supplies in examination and procedure rooms, including monitoring for expired medications.
• Completes Annual Nursing Core Competency Training and Skills Fair.
• Participates in departmental emergency preparedness drills.
• Attends nursing staff meetings.
• Identify patient needs for referrals to resources and facilitate continuity of care.
• Assists with or performs exams and procedures, and documents intervention in EMR (Electronic Medical Records).
• Take and record vital signs and measurements.
• Assists in determining the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families.
• Communicates patient data using EMR to support decision-making to improve patient care.
• Coordinate clinic appointments and surgery dates with providers of other subspecialties.