Family Health Centers of San Diego

Nonprofit delivering primary, dental, behavioral care

LVN Clinical

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USA

About the Job

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or similar setting is preferred.
A California State Board LVN license is required.
Current CPR for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
Graduation from a recognized practical nurse program or equivalent is required.
A high school diploma or GED equivalent is required.
Bilingual Spanish and English ability is strongly preferred and may be required depending on the assignment.
Occasional travel between sites and other locations is required. A valid California driver's license, an automobile, proof of minimum car insurance levels required by California law, and an acceptable driving record are also required. California law requires drivers to obtain a valid California driver's license within ten days of establishing residency.
A demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved is required.

Responsibilities

Address routine messages in the electronic health record within two days and urgent messages within one day.
Attend nursing in-services or complete make-up assignments within two weeks of assignment.
Build positive relationships, inspire others to perform at a higher level, prepare career development plans, and retain an accountable workforce.
Coach and counsel staff and administer appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.
Communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary care team and support services, including physicians, patient service representatives, medical assistants, and others, and attend department meetings.
Complete required documentation accurately, thoroughly, and in a timely manner according to department standards and patients' insurance requirements, including documenting patient history.
Follow policies and procedures consistently to ensure positive patient outcomes.
Ensure medical assistants document patient vital signs and pre-assessment questions.
Keep clinic workflow moving with a focus on productivity and efficiency, including assigning lunch times and breaks, ensuring exam rooms are set up, ordering supplies and vaccines, supporting provider productivity, reviewing patient problem lists before provider visits, and calling in pharmacy refills.
Keep the site compliant with The Joint Commission, Department of Health Services, Child Health and Disability Prevention, and Medi-Cal Managed Care requirements.
Participate in continuous improvement activities and ensure appropriate Lean tools, including 5S and A3, are deployed and results are evaluated or measured.
Perform nursing tasks demonstrating clinical competency: accurately measure height, weight, and vital signs; perform hearing and vision screenings; administer intramuscular and oral medications or immunizations; administer subcutaneous immunizations; administer medications via inhalation; perform and read purified protein derivative tests; perform electrocardiograms; assess immunization records; perform ear lavage; set up a sterile field; disinfect and sterilize equipment; connect oxygen tubing; suction patients using appropriate equipment; perform straight catheterization; and start intravenous lines. Complete standing orders as directed by the provider.
Perform waived testing and phlebotomy if appropriate training has been completed.
Ensure staff receive all new-hire and annual training on time.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

At least 3 years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or similar setting is preferred.
Bilingual Spanish and English ability is strongly preferred and may be required depending on the assignment.

For more than 55 years, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s (FHCSD) mission has been to provide caring, affordable, high-quality health care and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons.

FHCSD is one of the top 10 largest federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) in the country. We operate more than 90 sites across San Diego County, including 29 primary care clinics, 23 behavioral health facilities, 10 physical rehabilitation clinics, nine dental clinics, five vision clinics, four outpatient substance use treatment programs, three mobile medical units, two mobile counseling centers, two urgent care centers, and a pharmacy.

Our staff provides care to over 227,000 patients each year, of whom 91% are low-income and 29% are uninsured. FHCSD provides care to all. Services include, but are not limited to adult care, chronic disease management, pediatrics, comprehensive women’s care including obstetrics, dental, vision, case management, physical rehabilitation, speech therapy for children, vaccinations, infectious diseases, behavioral health, substance use counseling and a host of specialty services including cardiology, podiatry, endocrinology, dermatology, among others. FHCSD also offers supportive services to those who are unsheltered and in need of intensive case management.

The breadth of our clinic locations, services and programs has grown over the last five decades, making us the largest community clinic provider of health care to the uninsured in the county and one of the top 10 largest community clinic organizations in the nation. We are also the largest health care safety-net provider, largest school-based health care provider and the largest mental health provider in the San Diego region.

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is looking for a LVN Clinical to perform a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for assigned clinic patients, as direct by the Clinic Director and/or Nursing Director, in order to facilitate the delivery of prompt, quality care.

Responsibilities:

Addresses routine messages in EHR within 2 days, urgent messages within 1 day.
Attends Nursing in-services or completes make-up assignments within 2 weeks of assignment.
Builds positive relationships, inspires others to perform at a higher level, prepares career development plans and retains an accountable workforce.
Coaches and counsels staff and administers appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner.
Communicates effectively with interdisciplinary care team and support services, including Physicians, PSRs, Medical Assistants, and others. Attends department meetings.
Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation complies with patients' insurance requirements. Includes documenting patient history.
Consistently follows Policies and Procedures to ensure positive patient outcomes.
Ensures MAs document patient Vital Signs and pre-assessment questions.
Keeps clinic work-flow moving, focusing on productivity and efficiency, including assigning lunch times and breaks, ensuring exam room is set up, ordering supplies and vaccines to ensure correct supply is on hand, supporting provider productivity, reviewing patient problem list prior to visit with provider, and calling in refills to pharmacy.
Keeps site in compliance with TJC, DHS, CHDP, and Medi-Cal Managed Care requirements.
Participates in continuous improvement activities and ensures appropriate Lean tools (i.e., 5S, A3) are deployed and results are evaluated and/or measured.
Performs nursing tasks, demonstrating Clinical Competency, including: Measures height, weight, and vital signs accurately; Performs hearing and vision screenings appropriately; Administers IM medications or immunizations correctly; Administers PO medications or immunizations correctly; Administers subcutaneous immunizations correctly; Administers medications via inhalation correctly; Administers PPD tests correctly; Reads PPD results correctly; Performs EKGs correctly; Assesses immunization records accurately; Performs ear lavage correctly; Sets up sterile field correctly; Performs equipment disinfection and sterilization correctly; Hooks up Oxygen tubing correctly; Suctions patients correctly using appropriate suction equipment; Performs straight cath correctly; Starts IVs correctly. Completes standing orders as directed by provider.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Performs Waive Testing and Phlebotomy if appropriate training has been completed.
Provides/ensures staff receive all new hire and annual trainings on time.

Requirements:

At least 3 years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or similar setting preferred.
California State Board LVN License required.
Current CPR for Healthcare Providers certification required.
Graduation from a recognized practical nurse program or equivalent.
High School Graduate (or GED equivalent).
Bilingual in Spanish/English strongly preferred; may be required depending on assignment.
Traveling between sites and other locations is occasionally required. Must have a valid California driver’s license, an automobile, and proof of minimum levels of car insurance as required under California law, although limits of $100,000 are recommended. An acceptable driving record is also required. California law requires all drivers to obtain a valid California driver’s license within ten days of establishing residency. Reasonable accommodation may be provided on a case-by-case basis. Mileage and other reimbursement governed by policy.

Rewards:

Job type: Regular Full-time M-F 8:30am-5:30pm.
Onsite Location: Northpark FHC 3544 30th Street San Diego, CA 92104
Competitive Salary with Excellent Benefits
Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
Employee Discounts and Wellness Programs

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The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent care to the medically underserved.

We are excited to share that the salary range for this position is:

$36.00 - $42.99

Information on our extensive benefits package can be found here: FHCSD Wellness – Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)

FHCSD provides Equal Employment Opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

About the Company

Family Health Centers of San Diego

Nonprofit delivering primary, dental, behavioral care

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) provides affordable, comprehensive health care to underserved communities in San Diego. It operates as a nonprofit, delivering services through 22 primary care clinics, 8 dental clinics, 10 behavioral health facilities, and mobile units, with telehealth options. Their offerings include primary care, dental care, behavioral health, vision care, and outpatient substance use treatment. The model combines government funding, grants, and patient fees to keep care accessible to low-income and uninsured patients. The goal is to improve community health outcomes by ensuring everyone, regardless of financial situation, can access essential health services.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: San Diego, CA
Founded: 1970

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