LVN Wound Care Specialists Health Med Center

LVN Wound Care Specialists for Health Med Center at Optum summary:
The LVN Wound Care Specialist supports wound care management by assisting RNs and physicians in screening, tracking, and coordinating care for patients with non-healing wounds. This role involves collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, educating patients and caregivers, and contributing to quality improvement processes. Employed by Well Med/Optum, the position emphasizes comprehensive care for older adults and improving healthcare outcomes in San Antonio, TX.
$3,000. Sign on Bonus Available for External Candidates
Incentive Bonus 2 times a year
18 days of PTO & Closed on Major Holidays
401K Match
Well Med, part of the Optum family of businesses, is seeking a LVN Wound Care Specialists for Health Med Center to join our team in San Antonio, 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. We believe you deserve an exceptional career, and will empower you to live your best life at work and erience 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.
The Wound Care Nurse LVN assists the Wound Care Nurse RN with screening, tracking, monitoring and coordinating the care of selected members with non-healing wounds. The Wound Care Nurse LVN works in conjunction with the physician advisor to the program, the Wound Care Nurse RN, and attending physicians who frequently act as the physician representatives. This LVN acts as an advocate for members and their families in providing them the resources and care for assisting wound resolution with the goal towards maximum level of independence.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interacts and collaborates with an interdisciplinary care team, which includes physician, nurse, case managers, pharmacists, laboratory technologists, radiology, social workers, dietitians and home health care staff

• Solves problems by gathering and/or reviewing facts, and selecting the best solution from identified alternatives

• Collaborates on the development of wound management protocols in conjunction with the Wound Care Nurse RN, physician advisor, and/or Lead Physician Committee

• Identifies non-healing wound patients who will benefit from wound management (case-finding and screening) contracts, providers, and facilities

• Tracks patients' status and adjusting of wound management treatment based on standard wound care protocols and recommendations from the PCP or physician advisor

• Enters data timely and accurately into specific databases and other applications necessary to communicate patient needs

• Assesses the patient's informal and formal support systems and provides standard education about the wound healing process to the patient and caregiver

• Provides reports and data analysis to management including utilization of the program and outcomes

• Participates in the development of an appropriate QI process, establishing and monitoring indicators

• Performs all other related duties as assigned
In 2011, Well Med partnered with Optum to provide care to patients across Texas and Florida. Well Med 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 Well Med our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors.

Well Med 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…