Sr. LVN Supervisor - Primary and Specialty Care Clinic

Company: UCLA HEALTH
Location: Thousand Oaks
Posted on: March 21, 2020

Job Description:

ResponsibilitiesUnder the supervision of the PracticeManager and Director, the Sr. LVN Supervisor is responsible for all nursing andclinical services and supervising the Thousand Oaks Primary Care and SpecialtyCare clinic suites. This requires direct nursing care, clinic administration,patient flow coordination and supervision of clinic nursing staff.--Interaction with faculty, residents, patients and staff to maximize patientcare and ensure patient safety. Coordinate and assign tasks and duties of all nursingand supplemental staff based on established protocols, policies and procedures.Administrative responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providingsupervision of the nursing staff, ensuring that--all applicable policiesand --standards are maintained at all times, planning for and adjustingstaffing on a daily basis to maintain efficient and adequate --operations,conducting --the evaluation process, maintaining yearly staff--competencies, providing all necessary training for new and existing staff andthe maintenance and upkeep of the practice. The incumbent is responsible formanaging the Quality Assurance process and reviewing staff timesheets foraccuracy based on the daily schedule.-- Incumbent maintains professionalstandards. QualificationsCurrent California LVN license. Possession of BCLS certification.IV CertificationMinimum 2-3 years of LVN with supervisory experienceAbility to travel to Westwood/LAX locations for mandatory 2 or4-week training upon hire. Excellent blood withdrawal and IV skills. Ability to accurately screen and triage acute patients. Ability to recognize abnormal laboratory values and report toPhysicians. Skill in usage of medical diagnostic equipment, as well as workingknowledge of instruments and supplies required to perform clinical proceduresand physical examinations. Ability to effectively elicit salient clinical information such aspresenting complaints from patients and referring professional, and makeappropriate assignments based on established guidelines. Ability to accept direction from administration and act promptly. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative workingrelationships with patients, peers, physicians and administrators. Ability toeffectively elicit salient clinical information and making appropriateassignments based on established guidelines. Skill in listening perceptively, conveying awareness andresponding to patients and visitors with health concerns using tact anddiscretion. Ability to interact diplomatically and sympathetically withpatients, their families, and general public in a high volume, continuouspublic setting. Skill in preforming with frequent interruptions and/ordistractions including the ability to accept equivocal circumstances andresponds to changing priorities and deadlines. Ability to maintain equanimity in the face of resistance, indifferenceand hostility. Ability to maintain confidentiality and to work with sensitive andconfidential information using discretion and judgement. Preferred: Working knowledge of the physician practice operations.Working knowledge of Care Connect.UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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