Dispensing Nurse

What We Do:

Bayview Hunters Point Foundation has been at the heart of social justice for over 50 years, providing support services for predominantly low-income people of color in the Bayview and throughout San Francisco.

Our mission is to build a community that is empowered, clean, safe and healthy. We are focused on multidisciplinary, community-informed support for our clients, addressing the root causes of unemployment and homelessness, and advocating for the basic human rights of food, health, economic and housing security.

Today, BVHPF’s nearly 200 employees serve over 5,000 disadvantaged clients each year. Our programs include:

• Mental health counseling for youth and adults

• School-based mental health services

• Substance abuse counseling and methadone treatment

• Family transitional and supportive housing

• Rapid rehousing and flex pool housing programs

• Case management services at several homeless and housing programs

• Bayview SAFE Navigation Center

These programs are funded through nearly 20 contracts with the City & County of San Francisco, and are monitored and regulated by several authorities, including CCSF and the State and Federal government.

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for dispensing methadone daily to eligible controlled clients in the Bayview Substance Use Disorder Services. As an LVN, there is an expectation that the position will assess guest condition, implement treatment plans, educate guests on their conditions, provide emotional support, administer medication, and document the services provided.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Prepare and measure methadone doses in accordance with written prescriptions and protocols established by the Medical Director.

· Dispense methadone safely and accurately to clients enrolled in the program following state, federal, and program guidelines.

· Monitor and document patient reactions to methadone, including withdrawal symptoms, overmedication, or adverse effects, and notify the provider as appropriate.

· Maintain accurate methadone dispensing logs, inventory counts, and all required records to ensure full accountability and regulatory compliance.

· Ensure secure safekeeping of all controlled medications, ensuring proper safe closure and strict chain-of-custody procedures at the end of each shift.

· Transport and deliver methadone to designated correctional facilities following secure transport protocols when assigned.

· Perform phlebotomy for routine, annual, and diagnostic laboratory testing.

· Conduct ECG/EKG testing, including correct lead placement, acquisition of tracings, and reporting abnormal findings to the healthcare provider.

· Obtain vital signs, complete health assessments, and accurately document clinical findings.

· Maintain a clean, safe, and compliant clinical environment in accordance with infection-control standards.

· Demonstrate proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Office and willingness to learn new technologies and an electronic medical record (EMR) system.

· Work some weekends as scheduled.

· Strong skills in record keeping, documentation accuracy, and maintaining confidentiality.

· Must maintain strict confidentiality of all clinic-related information. This includes clinic location, operations, patient information, and staff information.

· Must consistently implement and adhere to HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 confidentiality protocols.

· Other duties as assigned.