MH LVN II

Salary is on a tier scale based upon years of experience.

LVN to join mental health team in a fast paced Pecan Valley Centers Mental Health Clinic providing services to children and adults with serious mental illnesses and developmental disabilities. Monday through Friday (usual hours are 8am - 5pm). Minimal overtime.

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• focused physical assessments (vital signs, EKG's, labs),
• prior authorizations
• timely concurrent computer documentation / prescription drug ordering
• injectable medication administration
• frequent phone, email, face to face and telemedicine interaction with physicians, ANPs, patients, caregivers, case managers, clinic manager, front office staff, insurance companies and pharmacies.

Region-wide travel required .

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice as a Vocational nurse (LVN) in the state of Texas
• Some mental health experience preferred.
• Must have a stable employment history
• Be professional/diplomatic
• Energetic
• Organized
• Possess excellent attention to detail/multi- tasking abilities
• Above average computer skills.
• Communication
• Team-work
• Determined patient advocacy
• Superior customer service

PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Must be able to pass an agency required physical. Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, squat, lift 25 pounds, sit for an extended period, and reach overhead.