Licensed Vocational Nurse

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) III-Family Medicine-Kelsey Seybold Clinic: Greater Heights at Optum summary: The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) III at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic provides patient nursing care under supervision, ensuring safety and comfort according to professional standards. This role involves prioritizing patient needs, utilizing clinical knowledge and skills in a multi-specialty clinical setting. The position requires a Texas LVN license, basic life support certification, and experience with clinical equipment, with opportunities for professional growth and comprehensive benefits. Explore opportunities with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, part of the Optum family of businesses. Work with one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and build your career at one of our 40+ locations throughout Houston. Be part of a team that is nationally recognized for delivering coordinated and accountable care. As a multi-specialty clinic, we offer care from more than 900 medical providers in 65 medical specialties. Take on a rewarding opportunity to help drive higher quality, higher patient satisfaction and lower total costs. Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. General Role Description:The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides nursing care to patients in an assigned clinical area, under the supervision of a Nurse Supervisor, or Nurse Coordinator. The LVN applies clinical nursing knowledge and utilizes demonstrated skills to ensure the safety and comfort of patients and families according to legal, organizational and professional standards. The LVN identifies priorities and makes judgments concerning basic needs of multiple patients in order to organize care.Primary Responsibilities:Provides nursing care to patients in an assigned clinical area, under the supervision of a Nurse Supervisor, or Nurse CoordinatorApplies clinical nursing knowledge and utilizes demonstrated skills to ensure the safety and comfort of patients and families according to legal, organizational and professional standardsIdentifies priorities and makes judgments concerning basic needs of multiple patients in order to organize careYou’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.Required Qualifications:Graduate from an approved vocational nursing programCurrent and valid Texas LVN licenseBLS through the American Heart Association6+ months in a clinical area or successful completion of a KSC LVN Residency programAble to use equipment and related supplies for selected patient population for the assigned clinical areaComputer experiencePreferred Qualifications:Windows-based computer skillsEPIC experiencePay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits re subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $20.00 to $35.72 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. Keywords: Licensed Vocational Nurse, LVN, family medicine, clinical nursing, patient care, healthcare nursing, Texas LVN license, basic life support, multi-specialty clinic, medical provider