Pediatric Clinic Nurse (Including Vfc)

Pediatric Clinic Nurse (including VFC) - responsible for ensuring that all staff receives training on VFC Guidelines, proper storage/handling and vaccine administration.

VFC Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Notify Immunization Service immediately of any changes in key staff
  (Primary or Backup Vaccine Coordinator).
• Check and record temperatures twice daily (beginning and end of each clinic day) for every

vaccine storage unit and record Min/Max temperatures each day
(clearing the min/max each day after reading).

• Assure refrigerator temperatures are within acceptable range: between 36° and 46° Fahrenheit (2° and 8° Celsius).
• Maintain freezer temperatures below 5° Fahrenheit (-15° Celsius).
• Take immediate action if temperatures are not within appropriate ranges (isolate/quarantine vaccine; and submit Vaccine Storage Incident Report Form (VSIR) found in the Resource Guide.
• Ensure that when Vaccine stock arrives that the packing slip matches the contents, and that the internal temperature of the shipping container is at the appropriate temperature range for the vaccine contained within. Also ensure stock gets stored in appropriated refrigerator/freezer and the order has been received in OSIIS (making sure the packing slip also matches the OSIIS statement) as soon as it appears.
• Perform inventory and stock rotation routinely as recommended by Immunization Service.
• Ensure all expired vaccine is removed from storage units upon expiration date.
• Ensure that all staff utilize the Waste Log Report as instructed.
• Train and/or ensure training is provided for staff on vaccine management/storage & handling as needed (annually at a minimum).
• This may be done by utilizing the CDC on-line training referenced above: You Call the Shots. The 3 Modules incorporate the following:

1. Proper handling of vaccine
2. Managing vaccine inventory
3. Storing vaccines appropriately
4. Stabilize temperatures
5. Safeguard the electrical supply for vaccine storage units
6. Accountability/the NO borrowing policy between VFC and Private stock Vaccine
7. Proper Documentation in OSIIS
8. Emergency procedures related to the safe keeping of vaccine

• Review and perform Reminder/Recall for children and adolescents who are not up-to-date on all recommended vaccines.
• Staff Training All primary and back-up VFC vaccine coordinators must complete the annual VFC vaccine storage and handling training. New coordinators must fulfill this training requirement during orientation to the position.
• All staff members accepting vaccine shipments or administering vaccines must be trained on vaccine management procedures.
• Keep standard operating procedures for storage and handling near storage units and make sure staff knows where to find them

Other Nursing Duties

1. Interview patients, documents their medical Hx, and conducts assessments of vital signs, (e.g. blood pressure, temperature, weight/BMI) as required by clinical protocols and grantee data collection standards. Utilizes evidence-based practices and ensures a Patient Centered Approach.
2. Maintain proper clinical records and reports using problem-oriented medical records with can be audited for accountability.
3. Assist with providing patient care, discuss and record chief health concerns, perform tests, and administer injections via established program protocols.
4. Provide specific health counseling and general education to individual patients and/or groups.
5. Assist patients with scheduling appointments for specialized medical care beyond the scope of clinic services.
6. Cooperate with other health care providers (e.g., behavioral health staff) to ensure holistic treatment plan.
7. Keep exam rooms orderly and stocked appropriately for patient treatment.
8. Participate in staff meetings and Integrated Treatment Team meetings to review patient care.
9. All other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications: Must possess a Nursing Degree or diploma from an accredited college or university, must have current LPN/RN license in the state of Kentucky and current CPR certification. Must have valid KY driver’s license, must pass background check.