LVN -Outpatient- Lvl II - Chino MOB - Family Medicine-Regular Clinic - On Call

About the role

Provides nursing care to patients under the direction of a Registered Nurse or physician/advanced practice provider. Uses observational skills to monitor nursing interventions and assists medical staff to ensure optimal care within established policies, procedures, and standards. Works under direct supervision of an RN or provider, performing duties consistent with the legal scope of practice and organizational mission, vision, and strategic plan. Demonstrates quality, effectiveness, and respect for coworkers, patients, families, and the healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Exhibits excellent customer relations with patients, visitors, providers, and co‑workers; shows courtesy, compassion, and respect; conforms to critical service standards.
• Provides therapeutic patient care per physician/advanced practice provider or RN orders within scope of practice.
• Transcribes provider orders and follows policy.
• Communicates with RN to institute changes in plan of care; assists with and contributes to development of nursing care plans.
• Administers specified medication accurately per provider order or standing orders.
• Executes treatments such as urinary catheterizations, IV catheter placement, bladder irrigations and instillations, suctioning, throat irrigations, enemas, and uses required equipment.
• Adheres to infection prevention and control policies, high‑level disinfectant, point‑of‑use, peel pack procedures.
• Performs related patient care functions: vital signs, wound care, patient instruction on self‑administered treatments, specimen collection, ensures correct culture collection.
• Assists physicians/advanced practice providers with examinations and treatments: selecting/passing instruments, providing support and restraint, draping, etc.
• Observes and documents patient condition, gathers signs/symptoms/reactions to therapy, identifies unexpected/significant findings, initiates emergency procedures as needed, reports unusual conditions to RN/provider per policy.
• May start and maintain IV flow rate with appropriate certification; may discontinue IV therapy (except intra‑cath and central venous lines).
• May perform venipuncture/blood withdrawal with certification.
• Collects and processes specimens per policy, procedures, guidelines, and protocols.
• Provides non‑complicated teaching per RN/advanced practice provider/physician education plan; reports learning needs and discharge barriers.
• Ensures cleanliness of nursing module/station, patient exam room, and proper functioning of patient care equipment via visual inspection, routine testing, etc.
• Provides a safe and therapeutic environment for patients and staff.
• Utilizes effective verbal and non‑verbal communication.
• Performs duties in other departments/modules as assigned to maintain standards of care and safety.
• Performs departmental back‑office workflows: proactive office encounter, closing care gaps, patient outreach, access/nurse visits.
• Participates in staff meetings and in‑service programs.
• Assists in ordering, distribution, and stocking of module/department supplies and equipment.