LPN - Vaccine Clinic

LPN Vaccine Clinic COVID-19 Response

Tucson VAMC The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS) located in Tucson AZ serves over 171,000 Veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona and one county in Western New Mexico. SAVAHCS is a 295-bed hospital providing primary care and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. SAVAHCS also provides our Veterans with quality care at our seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics located at Safford, Casa Grande, Sierra Vista, Yuma, Green Valley, Northwest and Southeast Tucson. Facility Facts and Specifics The VA Medical Center located at Tucson Arizona is the "Flagship" for the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), which serves over 170,000 veterans located in eight counties in Southern Arizona and one county in Western New Mexico. This 295-bed hospital provides training, primary care and sub-specialty health care in numerous medical areas for eligible Veterans. SAVAHCS has been serving America's heroes our Veterans since its dedication on October 13, 1928. SAVAHCS has affiliations with over 67 academic institutions and plays a vital role in Arizona health care education as the principle affiliate with the University of Arizona's Colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy. Each year over 900 physicians, nurses and other health care professionals from educational institutions across the country receive training at SAVAHCS. Virtually all SAVAHCS staff physicians hold faculty appointments at the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine. University of Arizona College of Nursing students consistently rate SAVAHCS as their best teaching experience. SAVAHCS has specialized and numerous unique treatment programs to better serve its patients such as: The South Western Blind Rehabilitation Center, The Community Living Center, which provides specialty care as Rehabilitation, Geropsychiatric, Interim, Long Term, Hospice/Palliative, and Respite Care. SAVAHCS employs over 2,500 health care professionals and support staff. SAVAHCS' economic importance to the community was recently recognized by the Arizona Daily Star as one of the 16th largest employers in Southern Arizona. Last year SAVAHCS treated over 8,700 inpatients, performed over 5,100 surgeries and completed an excess of 680,000 outpatient visits.

Position Overview (Duties Include But Are Not Limited To)

• Providing immunizations to patients
• Education and documentation of the COVID-19 vaccine
• Post-injection observation
• Appropriate documentation in the EMR system

Qualifications

• LPN Degree
• Current, valid LPN licensure from any US state or the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Vaccination experience preferred
• Maintain current BLS certification

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