Telehealth Tech​/LPN

Description

Valor Healthcare is looking for a passionate Telehealth Technician/LPN to join our team at the Boca Raton Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). In exchange for your dedication and experience, we are proud to offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, three weeks of PTO to start and a weekday schedule.

Valor Healthcare is a veteran- and physician-led provider of healthcare services for deserving, resilient patriots – including those who serve or have served in the military as well as those who devote their careers to government service. We aim to deliver high-quality care in a way that upholds the health of our nation’s greatest asset: its people. Valor works hard to earn the trust of those who have faith in us to care for them with respect and through methods that lead to superior clinical outcomes.

• Our leadership team is comprised of veterans, clinicians, and business leaders dedicated to providing exceptional care and world-class patient experience.
• Many of our colleagues have patriots in their families or are patriots themselves, building a company culture and commitment to customer service that is second to none.

As a Telehealth Technician/LPN, you will provide prescribed medical treatment and personal care services to patients with diseases and injuries seeking treatment in the clinic, as directed by physician or mid-level provider. You will collaborate with the core PACT Team (Primary Care Provider, RN and Medical Assistant) and expanded PACT Team including family/caregiver, VA, and community-based services involved in developing the patient care plan.

• Actively assist with patient care, physical examinations and ancillary tests via telehealth modalities, including Clinical Video Teleconferencing (CVT), Care Coordination Store and Forward (CCSF), Care Coordination Home Telehealth (CCHT), E-Consults, My Healthe Vet Secure Messaging and others. Educate patients and staff as applicable.
• Oversee telehealth appointment scheduling, working with parent VAMC schedulers to ensure appointments are managed and no conflicts with telehealth rooms and equipment. Troubleshoot scheduling conflicts with parent VAMC subject matter experts.
• Perform the annual and routine nursing assessments and performs preventive health services authorized by the VA and the clinic Medical Director, including interviewing and collecting patient information, including pain assessment, pulse rate, temperature, height & weight, blood pressure and other relevant details. Records information in patient’s electronic medical record.
• Administer medications, as appropriate or ordered by a medical provider, orally, or by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, and notes time and amount in patients’ electronic charts, applies compresses, both hot and cold as indicated. Observes patient and reports adverse reactions to the clinic physician.
• Operate electrocardiograph (EKG) and other diagnostic equipment to administer routine diagnostic test and treatments, including glucometers, pulse oximeters, nebulizers, oxygen equipment, spirometry, eye exams, etc.
• Dress wounds and incisions, interpret physician’s instructions to patients, assist with emergencies, and perform related tasks, as directed.
• Collect lab specimens, including but not limited to urine, blood and sputum, from patients for testing and may perform waived laboratory tests on these specimens.
• Clean treatment rooms, equipment and supplies using approved manufacture wipes and/or solutions.
• Submit any received laboratory and radiology results to medical providers and provide private practice results to VA for scanning or scans results into patient’s medical records after the provider has reviewed.
• Ensure that the proper clinic stop codes/identifiers are being used for each modality in order to ensure proper capture of workload. Troubleshoot coding concerns.
• Inputs all patients’ information into VISTA/CPRS
• Complete any and all clinical reminders “due” at the time of each patient visit.
• May assist with front desk for check-in, check-out and phone coverage.
• Assist…