Health Coach, LPN/LVN - San Antonio, TX

There's an energy and excitement here, a shared mission to improve the lives of others as well as our own. Nursing here isn't for everybody. Instead of seeing a handful of patients each day, your work may affect millions for years to come. Ready for a new path? Start doing your life's best work.(sm)
 
The Health Coach acts as an educator, resource, and advocate for members and their families to ensure a maximum level of independence.
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Interact and collaborate with multidisciplinary care teams
Assist in providing patient empowerment through the use of motivational interviewing skills, problem solving, and self-management goal setting
Conducts Chronic Care Model visits and reviews the patients informal and formal support systems, focusing on what patients want to improve and educating them about their chronic disease.
Utilizes appropriate motivational interviewing techniques necessary for coaching and assisting the patient
Conducts clinic one-on-one visits communicates these needs to the appropriate person (i.e. Social Worker, clinic staff, etc.) or addresses them per process
Performs all other related duties as assignedThis individual will be responsible for a variety of duties ranging from direct patient care, following physician orders, telephone calls with patients and additional nursing duties as directed
Ability to interact productively with individuals and with multidisciplinary teams

Required Qualifications:

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
Licensed Vocational Nurse with a current license to practice in the state of employment
Two or more years experience in a physicians office, clinical or hospital setting.
Cardiac, medical-surgical and/or critical care experience required
Proficient knowledge of chronic diseases, especially COPD/asthma, diabetes, CHF and IHD
Experience related to patient education and/or motivational interviewing skills and self-management goal setting
Excellent verbal and written skills
Must be Bilingual in Spanish

This position requires Tuberculosis screening as well as proof of immunity to Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis through lab confirmation of immunity, documented evidence of vaccination, or a doctor’s diagnosis of disease.
Careers with WellMed. Our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We're impacting 90,000+ lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We've joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care. For you, that means one incredible team and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
Job Keywords: LPN, LVN, Health Coach, chronic diseases, diabetes, San Antonio, TX, Texas, Wellmed
 
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