LPN/LVN - Nurse Navigator

Universal Hospital Services Inc.; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Prominence Health, a value-based care organization, partners with UHS to provide LVN navigation across care settings in Texas. The LVN Navigator collaborates with primary care providers, patients, and families to develop optimal care plans and smooth transitions.

The role requires an LVN license in Texas and at least two years of LPN/LVN experience, with strong communication and documentation skills in EHR systems and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited LPN/LVN certification program.
• Licensed by the State of Texas as an LVN.
• Minimum of two years’ experience as an LPN/LVN.
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to document in electronic health records and utilize Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between patient, family, PCP, and multidisciplinary care team.
• Coordinate care plans and transitions across care settings.
• Assess needs and coordinate resources to promote optimal health and outcomes.
• Communicate treatment plans and patient status to all care givers during transitions.

Skills

LPN/LVN license

English communication

EHR documentation

Microsoft Office

Education

LPN/LVN certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

Prominence Health is a value-based care organization bridging the gap between affiliated health systems and independent providers, building trust and collaboration between the two. Prominence Health creates value for populations and providers to strengthen integrated partnership, advance market opportunities, and improve outcomes for our patients and members. Founded in 1993, Prominence Health started as a health maintenance organization (HMO) and was acquired by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) in 2014. Prominence Health serves members, physicians, and health systems across Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Accountable Care Organizations, and commercial payer partnerships. Prominence Health is committed to transforming healthcare delivery by improving health outcomes while controlling costs and enhancing the patient experience.

Learn more at: https://prominence-health.com/

Job Summary: The ACO LVN Navigator is a licensed clinical LVN who functions as a liaison between the patient’s primary care provider, the patient or caregiver, and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to assist in developing an optimal plan of care. The ACO Nurse Navigator assesses needs and coordinates resources to promote optimal health benefits and outcomes. The ACO LVN Navigator will provide clinical and social assessments in multiple care settings, including: over the phone, the emergency department, primary care provider’s office, skilled nursing facilities, and in rare cases, the patient’s home. The ACO LVN Navigator will work to build rapport with primary care providers, office staff, patients, and their families to support and expedite timely transitions of care and appropriate utilization.

This position requires a high frequency of contact with the very high risk ACO patient and their care givers for education of health promotion and self-care skills as well as facilitating compliance with the required quality measures for all ACO patients. An ACO LVN Navigator will also ensure the communication of a patient’s treatment plan and general status to all care givers during all transitions of care.

About Universal Health Services:

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com

Qualifications

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited LPN/LVN certification program.
• Licensed by the State of Texas as an LVN.
• Minimum of two years’ experience as an LPN/LVN
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to document in different electronic health records as well as utilize Microsoft Products

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.