SRS – Urgent Care – LVN -Full Time – Variable Shift

Variable

Variable

12/36 -

• 12 Hour Shift

Weekend

Every Other

No

$30.370 - $37.950 - $42.510

The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

Assists patients, staff and physicians as needed to maintain a high level of efficiency of operations and customer service while providing quality care to a designated patient population.

California Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) - CA Board of Vocational Nursing & Psychiatric Technicians -REQUIRED AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED Vocational Nurse IV Therapy/Blood Withdrawal Certification - Various-Employee provides certificate -REQUIRED Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED

1 Year LVN experience in a clinical area. Ambulatory care experience.

Essential Functions

Clinical expert Demonstrates technical expertise and competency, and works within scope of practice. Acts as a clinical resource as needed. Partners with providers to continuously learn and expand clinical knowledge base.

Maintains current knowledge of medications and administration techniques. Communication and teamwork Participates in technical and clinical in-services, customer service training, mock codes and pharmacy fairs. May act as preceptor for new nurses.

Uses positive communication skills, identifies issues, makes suggestions related to access, patient care and patient satisfaction to immediate supervisor and offers solutions for resolution in cooperation with other team members. Gives and receives feedback about care and service delivery in a positive and constructive manner. Displays a willingness to float and assist in other departments and at other sites.

Attends and participates in departmental and unit activities such as meetings and training. Performs all other duties as required by Director, Patient Care Manager, coordinator, lead, or supervisor. Department efficiency and effectiveness Ensures prompt and efficient return of messages according to established policy.

Troubleshoots and resolves problem calls. Responsible for receiving ancillary results, routing to provider and forwarding to medical records as appropriate. Monitors patient flow and provider schedules.

Completes daily tasks to ensure quality and meet service standards. Reviews charges for accuracy and completeness. Follows policy and procedure for entering items into OCM.

Completes work within assigned hours. Demonstrates clear knowledge and accountability of quality regulations and standards for department. Maintains quality assurance book/list on unit.

Performs all other duties as required by Director, Patient Care Manager, coordinator, lead, or supervisor. Nursing skills Demonstrates clinical nursing skills in Urgent Care as measured by providing direct patient care and successfully performing nursing tasks in assigned area. Demonstrates technical expertise and competency within established scope of practice.

Uses universal precautions and demonstrates knowledge and practice of infection control policies and procedures. Patient education Provides specific educational materials and individual teaching in partnership with providers. Phone management Listens to patients, collects pertinent information, recognizes the urgency of patient's problem and routes to providers as necessary.

Returns phone calls according to provider instruction. May schedule patient appointments. Clearly documents information in patient's clinical record or departmental logs.

Types proficiently and accurately; has the ability to proof work. Consistently abides by and demonstrates the Sharp Healthcare Telephone Standards.

Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class

Our Mission and Values

At Sharp, our mission is to improve the health of those we serve with a commitment to excellence in all that we do. We aim to offer quality care and services that set community standards, exceed patients’ expectations and are provided in a caring, convenient, cost-effective and accessible manner.

We have a vision to transform the health care experience through a culture of caring, quality, safety, service, innovation and excellence. Our goal is to be the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care.

Our team members are the driving force behind our mission and vision. At Sharp, we’re focused on providing an environment that will meet the needs of both our patients and our employees. Our team members are encouraged to connect with their passions and recommit to the purpose of their work each day.

• Benefits
• Medical, vision
• dental and more

Our flexible benefits include a choice of two HMO medical plans (both of which include vision), two PPO dental choices, flexible spending accounts, accident insurance, long-term disability insurance and life insurance.

Generous vacation holiday and sick leave

We offer one of the most generous plans among health care systems in San Diego, and new Sharp employees start with 25 days of paid time off in just the first year.

Wellness programs

We focus on your overall well-being by giving you tools to improve both yourself and your life — mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally and environmentally. Our focus is on balanced health and wellness to help you reach your health goals and enjoy life along the way.

Employee assistance program

At Sharp, we understand that personal problems occasionally arise and you may need to seek outside professional advice. We’re here to help. Our employee assistance program helps employees develop and maintain a lifestyle that supports good health and productivity.

Retirement plans

We’re proud to offer two retirement plans to match your needs. The Sharp$aver 401(a) plan matches your after-tax contributions and the 403(b) plan offers a long-term savings plan for pre-tax and Roth contributions with available loan and withdrawal provisions.

Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement

We support and encourage the growth and development of our employees through educational courses for credit in institutions of higher learning, continuing education programs (conferences, workshops, seminars) and specialty certification examinations.

Discount programs, perks and other benefits

Our employees are eligible to participate in several group voluntary benefit plans — including group legal, college savings, critical illness insurance, group auto and home insurance and pet insurance.