Licensed Vocational Nurse

Under the administrative direction of the clinic manager, and the clinical direction of the Nurse Manager, the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides high-quality ambulatory care within a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) environment. This role supports clinical care delivery, enhances patient flow, and contributes to back-office operations, including clinical workflow leadership, training, and coordination of nursing support staff. The LVN ensures services are delivered safely, efficiently, and in alignment with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.

This position is full-time with a schedule of Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.

All applicants must be bilingual in Spanish and English.


Requirements

What You'll Do:

Job Responsibilities & Duties


1. Provide patient care consistent with the California Nursing Practice Act, Board of Nursing standards, and HFHC quality expectations.

2. Assist providers with examinations, screenings, procedures, immunizations, medication administration, and point-of-care tasks within LVN scope of practice.

3. Collect and process laboratory specimens, perform basic diagnostic tests, and support patient preparation.

4. Explain lab, imaging, and diagnostic results to patients per provider direction.

5. Document all care accurately in the electronic health record (EHR) and ensure compliance with clinical documentation standards.

6. Act as a clinical resource for clinic managers and support staff, assisting with onboarding, competency assessments, and ongoing training of medical assistants and LVN support personnel.

7. Manage provider message pools and triage non-clinical items to appropriate staff in a timely manner.

8. Coordinate laboratory and imaging order placement, ensuring accuracy and clear patient instructions.

9. Monitor clinical inventories, including supplies, medications, vaccines, and emergency kits; place orders and maintain par levels.

10. Support vaccine program oversight, including ordering, tracking, and reporting inventory status to providers.

11. Assist with medication refill requests, prior authorizations, and communication between patients, providers, and pharmacies.

12. Facilitate referral communication and work with referral coordinators to support timely patient follow-up.

13. Complete medical forms, letters, and care documentation, forwarding to providers within established timelines.

14. Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and participate in team huddles and staff meetings.

15. Perform additional duties as assigned by the Nurse Manager or Clinic Manager in support of clinic goals and compliance requirements.

These duties are not exclusive and with consideration of the job requirements and employee skills, this job description can be added to or taken away from at the discretion of the employee's immediate supervisor.


Job Skills & Requirements


1. High School Diploma (or equivalent) and graduation from a California Accredited Licensed Vocational Nurse program.

2. California State Board LVN License, current and in good standing.

3. Minimum of 1-year experience in an ambulatory care or community clinic setting.

4. Bi-lingual in Spanish and English, verbal and written communication with fluent knowledge in medical terminology.

5. Current CPR for Healthcare Providers certification required.

6. Ability to participate collaboratively with multi-disciplinary care team.

7. Ability to work effectively with patients from diverse social, cultural and economic groups.

8. Able to maintain good working relationships with employees, coworkers, and departments.

9. Effective training and coaching skills; Knowledge of child, adolescent, and adult health care issues.

10. Knowledge of, and ability to perform, clinic-based nursing tasks.

11. Familiar with various funding sources such as Medi-Cal, Medi-Care, etc.

12. Treat people with dignity, respect, compassion and integrity at all times.

13. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and to multi-task.

14. Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

15. Demonstrated "detail-approach" to administration and organization.

16. 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).

17. Basic typing skill (40 wpm) with proficiency with Windows Microsoft Office programs such as (Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet Explorer preferred but not required)

18. Ability to recognize and maintain confidentiality of information as appropriate.

19. Regular timely attendance.

Requirements

What You'll Bring:

Minimum Qualifications


Minimum Position Qualifications:

1. Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma (or equivalent); Graduation from a California Accredited Licensed Vocational Nurse program; Minimum of 1-year experience in an ambulatory care or community clinic setting.
2. License/Certification: California State Board LVN License, current and in good standing.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to walk and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Technical Requirements: Frequent use of medical and laboratory equipment, telephone system and office equipment i.e., keyboard, typewriter, computer, printer, FAX machine, copier, and general office supplies. Occasional use of wheelchair, gurney and other patient assisted devices for transfers