Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) – Urology

Employment Duration: 3 months

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), under the supervision of the Nurse Manager and in collaboration with physician staff, provides clinical support and patient care within the Urology Procedure Center and Urology Faculty Practice. The LVN participates in planning and delivering individualized patient care, provides health education to urology patients across the lifespan, and supports catheter teaching and management.

The LVN works collaboratively with the Nurse Manager, Administrative Director, Medical Director, and other members of the healthcare team to support clinical operations and maintain systems related to urology patient care. The position is responsible for helping maintain a safe environment for patients and staff while supporting efficient daily operations and delivering professional and courteous care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess patients through observation of symptoms, emotional state, cultural and socioeconomic factors, and responses to medical treatment. Recognize and report changes in physical or emotional condition to appropriate members of the healthcare team and alert providers to observations requiring immediate attention.
• Perform routine clinical functions, including obtaining vital signs, height, and weight, and documenting patient information in APEX.
• Participate with the healthcare team in developing short- and long-range patient care goals. Identify appropriate internal and external resources and assist with planning based on patients' physical, emotional, cultural, and socioeconomic needs.
• Monitor clinical supplies and equipment for the Urology Procedure Center.
• Provide individualized nursing care appropriate to patients' developmental and clinical needs. Set up examination rooms, complete patient intake activities, and maintain patients' physical and emotional privacy.
• Prepare and educate patients regarding urology-related diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and treatments. Assist with procedures and treatments as needed and use clinical equipment safely and appropriately.
• Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing care, procedures, and treatments. Administer and document medications in the electronic medical record while maintaining appropriate pharmacology knowledge and medication-administration competency.
• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies, including initiating and assisting with CPR. Follow established emergency, Code Blue, infection control, safety, clinical, and administrative procedures.
• Assist patients with limited mobility with transfers between wheelchairs, examination tables, chairs, and toilets.
• Coordinate patient care and support efficient patient flow through the practice. Adjust clinical support activities as patient and practice priorities change.
• Maintain communication with patients, families, and healthcare team members through telephone, verbal, and written communication. Maintain accurate and current clinical documentation in APEX and respond to APEX messages within established timelines.
• Provide and reinforce patient health education using language patients and families can understand. Educate patients regarding clean intermittent catheterization, catheter supplies, and proper catheterization techniques.
• Assist the RN with supplies for suprapubic tube placement and independently perform Foley catheter insertion.
• Participate in performance-improvement activities affecting Urology clinical workflow and overall performance. Assist with data collection, identify safety concerns, and recommend opportunities to improve practices and use resources effectively.
• Maintain professional development and required competencies, including license renewal, CPR certification, required training, staff meetings, and clinical team meetings. Contribute to the orientation and learning of other healthcare team members.
• Maintain professional, respectful, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered communication while complying with applicable privacy, confidentiality, safety, and infection-control requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

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Required Qualifications

• 1–3 years of related experience.
• Ambulatory outpatient experience
• Current CPR certification.
• Licensed as a Vocational Nurse in the State of California.
  

Preferred Qualification

• Experience in a procedural area.
• 1–3 years of related experience in a urology clinic setting and procedures, including Foley catheter insertion, medication refills, medication and equipment prior authorizations, and disability applications.