Nurse Practitioner PreAdmission Testing Temple Faculty Practice

Temple Health; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employee medical premiums

100% employee dental premiums

Vision coverage included

Basic life insurance $10,000

403(b) retirement savings

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Mileage reimbursement

Job summary

Bienvivir All-Inclusive Senior Health in El Paso, TX is seeking an LVN Consultation Nurse to support clinic operations under the Clinic Manager. You will handle incoming calls, generate specialist consults, and ensure accuracy of consult orders in the EMR.

This full-time role offers strong benefits, bilingual English/Spanish communication, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to improve care for frail seniors.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program with TX LVN license.
• Minimum of 1 year administering medications, preferably with geriatric patients.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required; strong communication with staff and families.

Responsibilities

• Answers and documents all incoming clinic calls and gathers data.
• Processes and tracks all specialist consult orders generated by the PCP.
• Receives returned consultation paperwork and reviews with PCP for approval.
• Transcribes approved consults into EMR to create new orders for PCP co-signature.
• Coordinates consults with staff and prepares pre-procedure care such as meds and labs.
• Audits consult orders daily and corrects missing information.
• Communicates with specialist offices for prep instructions.
• Reviews daily lab results and medications before presenting to the PCP.
• Reviews daily X-ray results and provides to Participant Managers.
• Conducts monthly medication reviews for assigned participants.
• Provides coverage for Medication and Treatment nurses.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Clinic Manager.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Licensed Vocational Nurse (TX)

Medication administration

EMR documentation

Interdisciplinary team collaboration

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

TX LVN license

Tools

EMR software

Job description

Bienvivir All-Inclusive Senior Health ("Bienvivir") is a community-based, patient-centered, comprehensive health care delivery system that advocates and promotes quality of life, optimum independence, dignity, and choices in a nurturing environment for frail seniors. Since 1987, Bienvivir has served the frail seniors of El Paso, Texas through the provision of the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly ("PACE").

PACE is a unique managed care benefit for frail seniors (referred to as participants) age 55 and older who are certified by the state as needing nursing home level care and who reside in a PACE service area. PACE programs coordinate and provide comprehensive medical and support services so that participants can remain independent and stay in their homes for as long as safely possible.

BENEFITS for Full and Part-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week:

• We pay 100% of the MEDICAL monthly premiums for Employee Only coverage.
• We pay 100% of the DENTAL monthly premiums for Employee Only coverage.
• We provide an affordable VISION monthly premium for Employee + Family coverage.
• We pay 100% of BASIC LIFE for a benefit amount of $10,000.
• We offer safe harbor matching contributions for the 403(B)-RETIREMENT SAVINGS account.
• We offer up to fifteen (15) days of PAID TIME OFF based on paid hours per pay period.
• We offer eleven (11) company-observed PAID HOLIDAYS.
• We offer education and TUITION REIMBURSEMENT.
• We offer MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT.

Bienvivir is currently accepting applications for the following position:

LVN Consultation Nurse

The Consultation Nurse works under the direct supervision of the Clinic Manager in the daily operation of the clinic by answering and gathering data on all incoming phone calls to the clinic and by generating specialist consults orders for the participants as they are
approved by the Primary Care Provider (PCP). The Consultation Nurse is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of the consult orders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Answers and documents on all incoming telephone calls to the clinic. Obtains information necessary to provide information regarding participant’s health status or concerns to the Participant Manager and/or PCP.
2. Processes and tracks all specialist consult orders generated by the PCP.
3. Receives all returned consultation paperwork for specialist appointments to ensure they are complete and reviews the documents with the PCP for approval.
4. Transcribes approved specialist recommendations into the EMR to create new consult orders and routes to the PCP for co signature.
5. Reviews and coordinates all consults with the Participant Manger and all other necessary staff involved to include pre-procedure care such as medications, labs, and other information needed prior to a procedure.
6. Audit consults orders on a daily basis to ensure accuracy and correct all missing information on consults returned by the Appointments Schedulers.
7. Communicates directly with specialist offices to clarify recommendations and obtain prep instructions for pending procedures or treatments.
8. Review daily laboratory results researches high, low results and medications before presenting them to the PCP.
9. Reviews daily x-rays results and provides results to Participant Managers.
10. Conducts monthly medication reviews for assigned participants.
11. Provides coverage for Medication and Treatment nurses.
12. Performs other duties as assigned by the Clinic Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• A. A graduate of an accredited nursing program with a license to practice in the state of Texas as a vocational nurse.
• B. One year of experience giving medications, preferable with the geriatric population.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ ABILITIES

• A. Must possess knowledge of theory and practice.
• B. Strong knowledge base and keen understand and appreciation of the elderly.
• C. The ability to present to the community philosophy of community-based long term care of the elderly.
• D. The skill to work collectively and communicate effectively with staff, participants and family members.
• E. Adaptable to work with the interdisciplinary team approach to care for the elderly.
• F. The ability to accept supervisor in an appropriate manner.
• G. Bilingual capability (English/Spanish) required.
• H. Possess strong Computer skills.