Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Community Action Corporation of South Texas • Kingsville, TX

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About The Position

Provides patient care, performs patient and community education activities and assists in the implementation of the QA/QI Program. Ensures all patient information is kept secure and confidential. Must have excellent communication and people skills and work well with others.

Requirements

• Must have medical office (private physician or public health clinic) experience.
• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Licensed in the State of Texas without restrictions
• Must have a valid driver's license and a safe driving record and be able to pass a pre-employment physical and a criminal history background check.

Responsibilities

• Provides patient care under the supervision of the Health Center's providers and documents all services in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
• Performs basic laboratory tests.
• Assists with patient and community education activities.
• Assists in the compilation of data.
• Assists with the auditing of charts for the QA/QI Program.
• Assists staff in keeping the examination and laboratory rooms clean and well stocked at all times.
• Performs one to one patient education on disease processes, diet and care management as ordered by health care provider.
• Responsible for Home Health Orders.
• Refill medications with approval from Health Care provider and providing authorizations and prior authorizations for referrals and diagnostic testing.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees