Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN)

WelbeHealth PACE helps seniors stay in their homes and communities by providing comprehensive medical care and community-based services. We serve the most vulnerable seniors with better quality and compassion in a value-based model, and the Licensed Vocational Nurse/Licensed Practical Nurse (LVN/LPN) plays a vital role by caring directly for our participants in the WelbeHealth clinic.

The LVN/LPN focuses on providing nursing care to participants, including supporting clinic overflow, checking vital signs, performing POC testing, and maintaining and administering medications..

Essential Job Duties:

• Perform and document ordered wound care in clinic, in accordance with scope of practice and as directed by PCP
• Perform and document ordered procedures and care in clinic, including medication management and administration, in accordance with scope of practice and as directed by PCP
• Administer ordered medications to participants while in center or clinic and reinforce education for participants regarding medications
• Coordinate with provider on any medication order changes stemming from same-day procedures, and oversee medication changes as directed by external providers 
• Perform medication review/reconciliation during Welbe Welcome Day for new participant visits
• Perform and document pre and post operative clinical touchpoints, reviewing any instructions provided by the specialist office, conducting direct participant follow-ups after procedures, answering any questions within scope of practice, and escalating questions or concerns to the RN Case manager or PCP as needed
• Exercise flexibility in performing assignments as business needs evolve

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing with an unencumbered LVN/LPN License required
• Minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience in a clinical setting with a frail or elderly population
• Nursing knowledge and skills necessary to treat frail, elderly participants and manage complex clinical situations
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and able to execute tasks in a quickly changing environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations
• Excellent clinical, organizational, and communication skills in settings with seniors, their families, and interdisciplinary team members
• Highly organized and able to accurately perform numerous tasks for multiple patients
• Must obtain CPR and First Aid certification within 180 days of hire and maintain certification thereafter; CPR and First Aid certification upon hire preferred

Benefits of Working at WelbeHealth: Apply your expertise in new ways as we rapidly expand. You will have the opportunity to design the way we work in the context of an encouraging and loving environment where every person feels uniquely cared for.

• Standard business working hours
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance, beginning day one 
• Work/life balance - we mean it! 17 days of personal time off (PTO), 12 holidays observed annually, and 6 sick days
• And additional benefits