Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Our Mission:

To provide quality, integrated, innovative health care that will contribute to a healthy community, focusing on those in need and working with patients and the community as partners in their overall well-being

The Company:

TCC Family Health was founded in 1939 by a group of physicians and community leaders who recognized the importance of access to health care for all children, particularly those who are from low-income families and who are at risk for health problems. For over 80 years, TCC Family Health has been dedicated to eliminating barriers to care, to improve health and lower health systems cost by expanding cost-effective, meaningful and innovative health care programs that work and providing comprehensive healthcare in a culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate manner to medically underserved, low-income and high-risk populations in Long Beach and surrounding communities.

JOB SUMMARY: Supervises and provides dispensing activities in the dispensary under the direction of healthcare providers and Director of Nursing.

Dispensary Operations

• Performs dispensing duties according to Nursing Practice Act and regulations set forth by the Board of Pharmacy.
• Maintain continuous quality improvement for all dispensary activities.
• Maintain all pharmaceutical inventory.
• Supervision of dispensary staff.
• Insulin teach and education for newly diagnosed diabetic patients.
• Completes all paperwork for obtaining medicines through the Patient Assistance Program and orders refills as needed; also follows up with patients as to obtaining any income documentation needed for the program.
• Follows up on an on-going basis with the pharmaceutical representative to obtain sample medications.
• Fax in prescriptions to pharmacy as directed by clinician.
• Assist in providing/dispensing pharmaceutical products and devices to patients under supervision of providers.
• Regular monitoring and inventory medication supplies and order as needed.
• Inventory and packaging of expired medications to be sent for destruction.
• Monitor and inventory medical supplies and order as needed.
• Receives and disburses satellite sites inventory in separate containers.
• Conduct clerical duties when dispensary clerk is not available. This includes but is not limited to: data entry into Epic, answering telephone, filing, etc.
• Participate in Quality Improvement (QI) activities as it relates to the dispensary.
• Obtain from patient specimens, including blood, urine, sputum, etc. as directed by clinicians while following safety standards.
• Prepare specimen samples for laboratory pick-up.
• Perform simple assays (i.e. finger-stick, glucose, urine dipstick analysis, stool for occult blood, urine pregnancy test) under the direction of clinicians.
• Administer inoculations, nebulizer treatment, and simple catherization under the supervision of clinician.
• Ensure immunization follow ups are sent in a timely manner and maintain accurate immunization record and inventory.
• Maintain lab area cleanliness and ensure containment of hazardous waste.
• Check and calibrate laboratory equipment and lob daily.
• Document all specimen collected from immunization given to patients.
• Perform EKG, spirometry, peak flow measurement, and CHDP required services (i.e. audio, vision, physical, and emotional growth measurements) as ordered by clinicians.
• Retrieve laboratory results from printer, monitor and cross reference with orders, and disseminate labs to clinicians for review.
• Ensure that laboratory results are in patient’s medical record before appointment and contact laboratory if results are not in the chart.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Good communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to have patience and convey a warm, caring attitude for patients.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Knowledge of medical office procedure.
• Able to work with people of diverse cultural, educational, social, economic, and linguistic backgrounds.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Licensed to work in the state of California as an RN by the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current RN license, BCLS certification.
• Regular predicable attendance during clinic hours.
• Ability to work efficiently and accurately with minimum supervision.
• Legal authorization to work in the US, a valid California Driver’s license, and access to insured automobile.

Generous Company Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• 401k with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• AFLAC
• United PetCare Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO) - 22.9 days per year

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Mon-Fri

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