Job Title: Sr. Supervisor Vocational Nurse - Clark Urology
UC Job Title: Sr. Supervisor Vocational Nurse
Job Number: req29072
Work Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Job Type: career
Duration: Indefinite
Work Location: Los Angeles
Salary Range: 31.66 - 47.46
Job Duties:
Under the general supervision of
the Administrative Nurse III, the Senior LVN Supervisor provides nursing
support and leadership in the Department of Urology clinic(s). Major duties include: develop work assignment
and work coverage plans, facilitate patient flow, coordinate day to day
physician clinic and supervise floor schedule; assist with maintaining
inventory of supplies and equipment (including identifying equipment requiring
service or repair), provide patient care in an outpatient setting, assist with
urologic procedures such as cystoscopies and bladder installations, start
I.V.s, perform venipuncture, administer medications and manage patient flow.
The incumbent spends a significant portion of time training staff and
contributing to the development and implementation of nursing educational
programs for the clinic staff. Supervisory responsibilities include work assignment, managing time off
requests and work coverage, coordinating training, work review, and assisting
with identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency and customer
service, as well as assisting with development and implementation of action
plans for improvement. Other duties as
assigned.
Job Qualifications:
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience.
- Ability to assist with cystoscopy examination.
- Demonstrated treatment skills including catheterizations
and bladder installations.
- Knowledge and understanding of medical diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to perform patient assessments and
take appropriate action.
- Knowledge of specific treatment protocols to be utilized.
- Skill at setting up and maintaining sterile fields.
- Skill at effectively communicating with patients,
physicians, staff and the public.
- Skill at speaking to persons with various backgrounds to
obtain information, explain procedures and interpret instructions.
- Ability to write concise and clear progress notes.
- Ability to perform with frequent interruptions and respond
to changing priorities and deadlines.
- Skill in setting priorities which accurately reflect the
relative importance of job responsibilities and ability to complete multiple
tasks.
- Skill in working independently and following through
assignments with minimal direction and in setting priorities which accurately
reflect the relative importance of staff assignments.
- Ability to meet and maintain one's professional needs.
- Ability to work with patients, physicians and nursing
staff in a diplomatic and professional manner in order to maximize clinic
operations.
- Ability to work as part of a team and establish
cooperative working relationships with administrators, doctors, peers and
public.
- Ability to triage and resolve patient and clinical
practice issues.
- Knowledge and experience in administering intramuscular
and oral medication and monitoring I.V.
- Skill in assessing staffing needs and reassigning nursing
personnel accordingly for both patient safety and clinical practice needs.
- Ability to assess inventory levels.
- Ability to promote
effective communication to faculty concerning a typical clinic events or
patient activities.
- Experience with varied computer hardware and software
including word processing, spreadsheets and database programs and the UCLA
Hospital EMR System
- Expertise in speaking clearly and distinctly, in both
Spanish and English, using appropriate vocabulary and grammar, to obtain and
convey information to patients and individuals at various organizational
levels, both in person and over the phone.
- Ability to interact diplomatically and sympathetically
with patients, their families, and the general public in a high volume,
continuous public contact setting.
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced, high stress
environment.
- Ability to exhibit flexibility in adjusting to changing
demands and requirements of the position.
Bargaining Unit: 99
Layoff Referral Deadline:
Posted Date: 10/10/2022
Posting Category: Nursing Management/Adv Practice
