Licensed Vocational Nurse Bilingual-Adult Medicine

About the Company

CentroMed is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) providing healthcare for all populations. With multiple locations throughout San Antonio and the New Braunfels area, CentroMed has served the community for over 50 years, delivering culturally competent care to underserved populations. Founded in 1971, CentroMed offers full-service health and dental care regardless of income limitations.

Mission: We improve lives through improving the well-being of families via high-quality, compassionate healthcare.

Core Values:

• Respect: We treat all persons with dignity and compassion.
• Integrity: We build trust through honesty, word, and deed.
• Excellence: We use best practices to deliver exceptional quality care.
• Affordability: We manage resources to provide affordable healthcare.
• Teamwork: We work together in the interest of patient care.

About the Role

We are searching for a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to assess, observe, evaluate, and document patient interventions. The LVN will provide teaching, counseling, support, and quality patient care while working as part of a team. Familiarity with community health resources, social services, and welfare programs is required.

Responsibilities

• Take patient history, vital signs, symptoms, and conditions, and document them in the medical record.
• Check patient’s height and weight.
• Administer screening tests, evaluate and record results.
• Administer patient immunizations following clinical protocols and provider’s instructions.
• Administer medications and treatments ordered by the provider.
• Maintain lab duties, including daily quality checks, specimen processing, result documentation, and provider notification of abnormal results.
• Perform daily cleaning and disinfection of lab and equipment in accordance with infection control guidelines.
• Submit QC and patient testing logs monthly.
• Check treatment rooms for properly functioning equipment and stock supplies.
• Provide individual or group health education to patients, including distributing educational materials.
• Review chart documentation for completeness according to established indicators.
• Travel to other CentroMed sites as needed.
• Abide by infection control, hazardous materials, and safety policies.
• Demonstrate competence with patients aged 0 and older.
• Participate in the agency’s Quality Improvement Program.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of Vocational Nursing.
• Current Texas LVN license.
• CPR Certification.
• Clinic or hospital experience preferred.
• Bilingual/Bicultural (Spanish) required.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position.
• Must meet attendance requirements.
• Must not pose a threat to the health or safety of others in the workplace.
• Physical ability to lift up to 20 pounds unassisted.
• Ability to deliver excellent customer service, both externally and internally.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Retirement plans (403(B)) with company match contributions.
• Basic life insurance for employee, spouse, and children.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Wellness Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Travel reimbursement.
• Critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance (optional).
• 6 paid company holidays plus 2 floating holidays.
• Paid time off/vacation time.
• Career development opportunities.
• Benefits start after 30 days.

CentroMed offers a fun, energetic, and family-based environment with a collaborative culture focused on work-life balance, innovation, and teamwork.