Licensed Vocational Nurse

Position Description

Employees in this classification are responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care activities in an assigned specialty or sub-specialty outpatient clinic. Work is performed under the direction of a licensed staff nurse and/or physician as part of a total health care team in providing complete evaluations to patients. Work is performed under usual clinic conditions, necessitating a high degree of contact with patient, families and clinic personnel.

Major/Essential Functions

• Reports data, identifies and reports alterations in patient responses to assist in the identification of problems and formulation of goals/outcomes and patient-centered plans of care in collaboration with patients, their families, and the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Communicates patient data using EMR to support decision-making to improve patient care.
• Administers medications and manages refill requests.
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Promote, Assess, and evaluate the educational needs and requirements specific to your job discipline.
• 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.
• Sterilizes and disinfects medical equipment and instruments.
• Maintains inventory of supplies in examination and procedure rooms.
• Attends all nurse power hours and completes all mandatory training to maintain competency.
• Participates in emergency preparedness drills in department.
• Attends nursing staff meetings.
• Participates in the identification of patient needs for referral to resources and facilitate continuity of care.
• Assists with or performs exams and procedures and documents intervention in EMR.
• Takes and records accurate 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.