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About the Role

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides clinical support and patient care within the Urology Procedure Center and Urology Faculty Practice, participating in planning and delivering individualized patient care, providing health education, and supporting catheter teaching and management. The LVN collaborates with healthcare team members to support clinical operations, maintain patient care systems, and ensure a safe and efficient environment.

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.

Requirements

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

Skills

Patient care
Health education
Catheter teaching and management
Clinical operations support
Patient assessment
Vital signs
Height and weight measurement
Electronic medical record documentation (APEX)
Patient care goal development
Resource identification and planning
Clinical supply and equipment monitoring
Patient privacy maintenance
Procedure preparation and education
Clinical equipment usage
Medication administration
Emergency response
CPR
Infection control
Safety procedures
Patient transfer assistance
Patient flow coordination
Communication (telephone, verbal, written)
Performance improvement activities
Data collection
Professional development
License renewal
CPR certification
Required training
Staff meetings
Clinical team meetings
Orientation and learning contribution
Privacy and confidentiality compliance

Location

California

Work Type

3 months

Experience Level

1-3 years

Education Level

Licensed Vocational Nurse

Benefits

Total compensation details available at https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

About the Company

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.
UCSF is the only campus in the 10-UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.
UCSF brings together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health.
UCSF is home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging and stem cells.
UCSF is a diverse community made of people with many skills and talents.
UCSF is committed to equity – both in how we deliver care as well as our workforce.
UCSF is committed to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a culture that is welcoming and supportive, and engaging diverse ideas for the provision of culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care.
Additional information about UCSF is available here https://diversity.ucsf.edu/.

Equal Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.