LVN Lead - Wylie

Lead Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Passion. Commitment. Purpose. Community. Find your calling at Health Services of North Texas. Our mission:
Improving the quality of life for all North Texans through medical care, support services and advocacy. Our vision: A healthy community. We are currently in need of a Lead Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) that is dedicated to improving the overall health of our community by providing medical care for the entire family. HSNT is seeking a Lead LVN that is passionate about providing care, education, and resources in a community health setting to patients and families that have very limited options for their medical needs;

and has a desire to serve as an integral leader—the clinical "go to" person—in HSNT's medical center. Our Lead LVN supports patient care in a fast-paced environment, with a team-based, collaborative approach, within a non-profit, community healthcare setting. HSNT treats patients from all walks of life and have a direct impact in our patients' lives regardless of socio-economic status—for a wide range of acute and chronic physical, mental, and social health conditions and in collaboration with a team of medical professionals.

A day in the life of our Lead LVN may look like this:

• Supervises clinical support staff, Medical Assistants to ensure training needs are continually assessed and adjusted based upon needs of the clients and providers.
• Performs periodic audits of clinical documentation, process and procedures.
• Provide orientation and training to nursing and medical assistant staff at clinical location
• Support clinical providers by completing vital signs, initial history/chief complaints, procedure set-up, etc. for the providers assigned patients.
• Perform nurse visits for medication administration, refills, and patient education
• Perform phlebotomy using appropriate techniques and equipment, process specimens for shipment to the lab to ensure specimen integrity for diagnostic lab testing.
• Transmit electronic, phone or fax prescriptions to designated pharmacies by clinical provider's orders
• Manage and maintain supplies, pharmacy, including ordering and inventory. Oversee vaccine inventory and reporting.
• Manage the OSHA, MSDS programs for HSNT medical center. Serve as Lead Emergency Response Team Lead, conduct Fire and Safety Drills. Maintain client records in compliance with HIPAA and agency standards.
• Facilitate referrals to other medical professionals as directed by clinical providers.
• Perform telephone triage as needed, provide clinical support with escalation of patient concerns from non-licensed staff
• Participate in Quality Management studies including reporting and implementation of clinical interventions to address the needs of the patients
• May perform other duties as assigned.

We ask our Lead LVNs to possess a minimum of:

• Education:
  
  Advanced vocational education required to obtain licensure as an LVN or higher
• Must have current Texas LVN license
• Previous supervisory experience in an outpatient clinical setting
• Minimum of 5 year's direct clinical experience. Experience in a pediatric, family practice, ob-gyn or internal medicine practice, a plus.
• Strong clinical skill set with ability to serve as a knowledge expert to other medical support staff, including serving as clinical electronic health record subject-matter expert, super user.
• Previous experience with electronic health records, 3rd party providers, and interaction with pharmacies.
• Proven ability to perform initial triage of a situation in collaboration with providers.
• Knowledge and/or experience with OB/GYN/Family Planning related issues. a plus.
• Bilingual Skills (Spanish/English) strongly preferred
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written.
• Proven ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently as well as in partnership with Business Office Manager for the efficient and effective management of the medical center(s).
• Knowledge of OSHA, TVFC, HIPAA and regulatory requirements for clinical practice operations.
• Knowledge and understanding of Federal, State and private payor implications for clinical processes, including lab, radiology and referrals.

At HSNT you'll find an innovative, pioneering approach to tackling community health issues—we find it extremely rewarding and fulfilling and we think you will, too!