Family Health Centers of San Diego

Nonprofit delivering primary, dental, behavioral care

Licensed Vocational Nurse Charge - Urgent Care

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Diego, CA, USA$39 - $46.57

About the Job

Requirements

Three years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or similar setting is preferred.
A California State Board Licensed Vocational Nurse license is required.
Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advanced Resuscitation Training is required.
Graduation from a recognized practical nursing program is required.
High school graduation or a GED equivalent is required.
A valid California driver’s license, an automobile, proof of minimum car insurance required under California law, and an acceptable driving record are required for occasional travel between sites and other locations. California residents must obtain a valid California driver’s license within ten days of establishing residency; reasonable accommodation may be provided case by case.
Ability to participate collaboratively with a multidisciplinary care team is required.
Ability to work effectively with patients from diverse social, cultural, and economic groups is required.
Ability to maintain good working relationships with employees, coworkers, and departments is required.
Basic computer literacy, including electronic medical record documentation, obtaining patient background information and reports, and following up on appointments, is required.
Effective training and coaching skills and the ability to drive results and achieve objectives through others are required.
Knowledge of child, adolescent, and adult health care issues is required.
Knowledge of supervisory practices and techniques, including performance management and employee development, is required.
Knowledge of and ability to perform clinic-based nursing tasks is required.

Responsibilities

Participate in LEAN/HONSHA trainings and serve as a member of the Core Team; participate in clinical initiatives, including clinical quality outcomes, to achieve goals and metrics.
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 with the interdisciplinary care team and support services, including physicians, PSRs, and medical assistants, and attend department meetings.
Complete required documentation accurately, thoroughly, and on time according to department standards; ensure subordinate staff complete documentation to those standards, including documenting patient history.
Follow policies and procedures to support positive patient outcomes.
Maintain clinic workflow, productivity, and efficiency by 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 TJC, DHS, CHDP, and Medi-Cal Managed Care requirements.
Participate in continuous improvement activities; ensure appropriate Lean tools, including 5S and A3, are deployed and their results are evaluated or measured.
Perform waived testing and phlebotomy when appropriate training has been completed.
Provide or ensure staff receive new-hire and annual training on time.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Bilingual reading, speaking, and writing in English and Spanish is preferred.

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 Charge 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:

Actively participates in LEAN/HONSHA trainings and serves as a member of the Core Team. Actively participates in other clinical initiatives, such as clinical quality outcomes, to achieve goals and metrics.
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, ensures subordinate staff complete documentation per department standards. Includes documenting patient history.
Consistently follows Policies and Procedures to ensure positive patient outcomes.
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 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:

3 years of experience in an ambulatory care setting or similar setting preferred.
California State Board LVN License required.
Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training.
Graduation from a recognized practical nursing program
High School Graduate (or GED equivalent).
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.
Ability to participate collaboratively with multi-disciplinary care team.
Ability to work effectively with patients from diverse social, cultural and economic groups.
Able to maintain good working relationships with employees, coworkers, and departments.
Basic computer literacy ability to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., electronic medical record documentation, obtaining background information and reports on patients, following up on appts, etc.).
Bilingual (Read, Speak & Write) in English/ Spanish preferred.
Effective training and coaching skills; ability to drive results and achieve objectives through others.
Knowledge of child, adolescent, and adult health care issues.
Knowledge of supervisory practices and techniques, including performance management and employee development.
Knowledge of, and ability to perform, clinic-based nursing tasks.

Rewards:

Job type: Regular Full-time Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30pm
Onsite Location: 4725 Market Street
San Diego, CA 92102
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

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:

$39.00 - $46.57

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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