Title: Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
Medical Specialty: Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Type: Full-time; Tues-Fri
Locations: San Francisco & San Ramon
About us
Latitude Food Allergy Care is a well funded high-growth healthcare services company. Latitude is at the forefront of food allergy prevention, diagnosis, and care for babies, children, and adults. We are on a mission to change the lives of all food allergy families through exceptional care. Our founders and team have deep personal and professional experience in treating food allergies, and we are looking to expand our team with people who are similarly driven to grow a patient-centric, hospitality-minded model of care.
Role
We are looking to hire an energetic and passionate person to join our diverse and driven team. This person will focus on providing exceptional care for families who suffer from severe food allergies.
Responsibilities and Duties

• Time will be spent on direct patient care, food dose preparation, and multi-channel communication with patients
• Patient care responsibilities include: Obtaining vital signs, placing allergy skin tests, administering injections, overseeing oral food challenges, preparing oral immunotherapy doses, assisting with emergency care, and providing patient education
• Communication-related responsibilities include: Proactive patient care including monitoring and responding to patient calls, messages, daily home treatment logs, and EMR messages, and hotline call management after demonstrating clinical assessment skills
• Other administrative responsibilities include: Ordering labs, obtaining insurance approvals, scheduling, data entry, ordering medications, and restocking clinical supplies

Requirements

• Phlebotomy certification and/or experience with pediatric blood draws
• Active California LVN license
• BLS/CPR certification obtained within 30 days of hire
• Personable and professional, especially with pediatric patients and their parents
• Strong communication skills

Qualities

• Flexibility, ability to readily respond to changing circumstances and expectations
• Positive attitude with a willingness to accept constructive feedback
• Ability to learn from failure and make the best out of any situation
• Personal initiative, self-motivation, hands-on style, and strong work ethic
• Organized and detail-oriented, as you will be managing the preparation of food doses for food-allergic individuals
• Must be able to work well under deadlines in a changing environment and perform multiple tasks effectively and concurrently
• Creativity and ability to think outside the box while defining sound and practical solutions

Preferred

• Experience in allergy and/or pediatrics
• 1 year of LVN experience

Job Type

• Part-time

License

• CA Licensed Vocational Nurse

Latitude Food Allergy Care is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all applicants from every background and life experience.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From $37.00 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 24 per week
Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics

Physical Setting:

• Clinic

Experience:

• Allergy: 1 year (Preferred)
• Pediatrics: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• LVN License (Required)
• Certified Phlebotomy Technician Certification (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• San Ramon, CA 94583: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person