Licensed Practical Nurse LPN

Telehealth Technician/LPN

Valor Healthcare is looking for a passionate Telehealth Technician/LPN to join our team at the Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in New Braunfels. 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.

This position is on-site, it is not a remote position.

About Us

Valor Healthcare is a veteran- and physician-led provider of healthcare services for deserving, resilient patriots – those who serve or have served in the military as well as those who devote their careers to federal 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.

Valor is different because of our people.

• Our leadership team is comprised of veteran, clinicians, and business leaders dedicated to providing exceptional care and a world-class patient experience for our nation's patriots.
• 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.

Core Responsibilities

• 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…