Intake LVN at WellMed Weslaco, TX

$1,000 Sign-On Bonus Potential for External Candidates

WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a LVN to join our team in Weslaco, Tx. Optum is a clinician-led care organization that is changing the way clinicians work and live.

As a member of the Optum Care Delivery team, you’ll be an integral part of our vision to make healthcare better for everyone.

At Optum, you’ll have the clinical resources, data and support of a global organization behind you so you can help your patients live healthier lives. Here, you’ll work alongside talented peers in a collaborative environment that is guided by diversity and inclusion while driving towards the Quadruple Aim. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and at home. Experience the fulfillment of advancing the health of your community with the excitement of contributing new practice ideas and initiatives that could help improve care for millions of patients across the country. Because together, we have the power to make health care better for everyone. Join us and discover how rewarding medicine can be while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Under the direction of physicians, the LVN Triage Nurse provides clinical support functions and professional nursing care to patients using established standards of clinical nursing care and practices approved by WellMed Medical Group. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assesses patient needs using established triage protocol
• Recommends follow-up as indicated by protocol
• Schedules same day appointments, as indicated
• Documents all encounters in electronic medical records system
• Evaluates follow-up on patient condition and/or reaction to drugs and treatments
• Educates patients, family members and care givers on treatment and care plans
• Maintains quality control standards (HIPAA/OSHA)
• Performs all other related duties as assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED
• Current Texas Vocational Nurse license
• Current CPR certification
• Proficient computer skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and EMR systems 
• Proven effective use of proper grammar, spelling, medical terminology, ICD-10 and CPT coding
• Proven ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations
• Proven effective listening and communication skills
• This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor’s diagnosis of disease 

Preferred Qualifications:

• IV certification
• 1+ years of experience in a medical setting
• Ability to perform medical procedures, give injections and perform phlebotomy
• Bilingual in Spanish
   

Physical & Mental Requirements:

• Ability to stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to properly drive and operate a company vehicle

In 2011, WellMed partnered with Optum to provide care to patients across Texas and Florida. WellMed is a network of doctors, specialists and other medical professionals that specialize in providing care for more than 1 million older adults with over 16,000 doctors’ offices. At WellMed our focus is simple. We’re innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. WellMed has more than 22,000+ primary care physicians, hospitalists, specialists, and advanced practice clinicians who excel in caring for 900,000+ older adults. Together, we’re making health care work better for everyone.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.