LVN Senior - San Mateo Primary & Specialty Clinic

JOB SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Administrative Nurse Manager, the Sr. Licensed Vocational Nurse utilizes the
nursing process to assess and identify the individual needs of patients through observation of disease
symptoms, emotional state, laboratory reports, cultural and socio economic background and response to
medical regimen and treatment. Additionally, they are required to learn and apply the Patient-Centered
Medical Home Standards and Ten Building Blocks of Primary Care. They are responsible for providing
nursing care to patients in the ambulatory setting. The Sr. LVN will work as an important member of the care
team, working closely with the RN and the physicians to deliver all components of nursing care,

individualized to meet the patient’s physiological and psychosocial developmental level and needs. The Sr.
LVN will be responsible for chart abstraction. The Sr. LVN consistently projects a professional and courteous
demeanor, and shall comply with the Medical Center House and Telephone Standards. In addition, they will
have clinical responsibility for administration of medications/vaccines, lab result review and monitoring,
treatments and procedures pertinent to pediatric & adult primary care, such as ear irrigations, wound care
and urethral catheterization, as well as patient education. The Sr. LVN must have flexibility to cover multiple
UCSF medical center clinic sites.

This individual will utilize their good customer service and communication skills on a daily basis via
phone/electronic contact, mail correspondence, and personal contact with both internal and external
customers. They will utilize computer skills in ApeX and other UCSF computerized programs. This individual
supports the standards of the policies and procedures of the practice, and is responsible for maintaining
current knowledge of pharmacology and competency in modes of administration, and complies with all
Ambulatory Services and Medical Center policies and procedures for infection control, safety, and
administrative and clinical practice. They are required to adhere to the Telephone and House Standards as
adopted by the Medical Center, as well as demonstrating UCSF’s PRIDE values and the AIDET
fundamentals of communication in all patient care and stakeholder interactions.