The San Francisco Preventive Medical Group (SFPMG), a pioneering integrative medical clinic located in the trendy SF neighborhood of West Portal, is seeking an experienced IV nurse (LVN) to join its clinical services team. The IV nurse will help support the rapid growth and smooth operations of the clinic’s Lab and Infusion Services, enabling the delivery of next-generation mind-body medicine.
As our clinic continues to grow and expand to serve more patients and offer new avenues for deep holistic healing, we are looking for a compassionate, resourceful expert equipped with the skillset to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative team culture.
For more about SFPMG and its leadership under Dr. Mischa Grieder, please visit www.sfpmg.com or www.mischagrieder.com.
We would love to meet with candidates who have these attributes:
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A Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) with IV certification, clinical experience, proven abilities and relevant training in venipuncture, preparing and administering infusions, injections, and lab processing.
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Is passionate about holistic health and wellness (ideally has prior experience in or exposure to integrative / functional / regenerative medicine,) and is enthusiastic about ongoing learning and development about leading-edge integrative therapies, research and technologies.
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Deep compassion, empathy and patience when acting as a clinical patient liaison to address ongoing patient inquiries, questions, concerns. Our patients with complex, chronic disease are vulnerable, we aim to meet them with kindness, positivity and support.
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Excellent patient/client service and interpersonal skills, who can navigate complexity with a clear presence and calm demeanor.
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Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English. Proficiency in other languages a plus!
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A motivated self-starter who’s excited to collaborate with the Nursing team to leverage creative problem solving, resourcefulness and flexible adaptability for optimizing the IV lounge and lab operations to be as efficient, effective, and healing as possible.
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Seeking an opportunity to contribute to the elevation of the next-generation of integrative healing through infusion services in the Bay Area of California.
Key Responsibilities
The Associate IV Infusion Nurse will:
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Assess patient needs and coordinate the delivery of high quality, compassionate clinical care under the supervision of doctors and nurses.
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Place, start, manage, monitor and discontinue peripheral IV lines
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Prepare and administer various infusions: allergy injections, reconstituting IV therapies as instructed by the medical team (i.e., nutritional IV’s, IV antibiotics, etc.)
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Perform blood draws and process samples for diagnostic testing under the guidance of Nursing Manager and in compliance with latest guidelines and standards.
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Collect patient vitals, history and progress, maintain up-to-date and accurate documentation of nursing care provided, to ensure the integration of information for use by the clinical care team, for ongoing quality care.
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Monitor patient flow, and support Nursing Manager in optimizing lab and IV lounge operations to maximize quality assurance, operational efficiency, clinical effectiveness and profitability.
Key Qualifications
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Education: Graduate of an accredited LVN program, with IV Certification.
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Licensing: Valid license to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the State of California and valid IV certification.
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Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and valid IV certification.
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Clinical Experience: Minimum of 2 years required, ideally with IV Therapy:
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Must have the ability to place and start peripheral IVs, maintain IV infusion therapies, calculate drip rate and discontinue IV lines.
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Draw blood and process lab specimen for diagnostic testing.
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Prepare and administer injections and infusions (reconstituting medications)Gain and demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to Good Clinical Practices, OSHA Standards, protocols and safety guidelines.
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Experience in Outpatient / Specialty / Integrative / Functional Medicine Clinics, or Hospital environments strongly preferred.
Administrative / Operations Experience:
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Proficiency with Mac OS X+, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace
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Ability to use clinic’s electronic medical record (EMR) system (Elation Health), phone system (Spruce).
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Attention to detail; strong interpersonal skills; excellent verbal and written English communication skills to coordinate with fellow team members and outside institutions; and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment while working with a diverse patient population.
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Work well independently, effective time manager (of patient flow and task / project completion) and prioritize multiple projects to ensure the completion of essential tasks by deadlines.
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Maintain cooperative working relationships with clinical and administrative teams, and handle patient interactions with compassion and dedication.
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Exposure to / interest in integrative, mind-body medicine is ideal.
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Interest in contributing to the growth and continued leadership of a pioneering clinic of integrative medicine.
Additional details:
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This role will start as a part-time position, approximately 30 hours a week, with growth potential for full-time.
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The position will be in-person, onsite at the clinic in the West Portal neighborhood of San Francisco, during normal clinic hours, Monday-Friday between 8:30 am – 5:00 pm (exact schedule TBD with Hiring Managers).
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Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience, within the range of $35 - 45 per hour (for a part-time role), and intended to ultimately transition into a full-time salaried position.
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Part-time benefits include: subsidized private health insurance plan with vision coverage, paid time-off and holidays, paid sick leave commensurate with hours worked, option to join company group 401K retirement plan with company matching.
ABOUT SFPMG
SF Preventive Medical Group (SFPMG) was founded over 30 years ago as one of the first and premier medical centers in San Francisco, CA offering patients a truly integrative approach to preventing, managing and overcoming complex chronic disease. Since then, SFPMG has been offering its patients from around the world safe, effective holistic therapies that combine the best of conventional and alternative medicine to treat conditions such as infectious diseases, autoimmune & neurological disorders, hormonal imbalances and cancer (adjunct care), as well as for overall wellness and preventive care. Now under the leadership of Dr. Mischa Grieder, SFPMG is proud to be expanding the depth and breadth of its healing modalities to also encompass evidence-based, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and a variety of other mind-body wellness services to address the brain and body-based trauma that can often accompany complex, chronic illness, with the aim of supporting each patient restore and sustain their wellbeing across physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions. In this mode of evolution and innovation, the Group is excited to invite those who are similarly passionate about integrative health and wellness to join its growing team.
Equal Employment Opportunity
SFPMG is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or protected Veteran status.
To apply, qualified candidates should submit a copy of their resume and a cover letter outlining their interest in and qualifications for the position. Applications will be reviewed and candidates of interest will be contacted on a rolling basis. No phone calls please.
