LVN Quality Improvement Coordinator

LVN Quality Improvement Coordinator Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Quality Improvement Coordinator in Tyler, TX.

• We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well‑being.
• We prioritize your well‑being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
• We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.

• UT Health East Texas is comprised of 9 hospitals, more than 90 clinics, nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed inpatient beds. We provide healthcare services through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service.

• The LVN Quality Improvement Coordinator will be responsible for identifying quality gaps, risk adjustment gaps and outreach needs for members managed within Medicare advantage plans as well as the UTHET population at large.
• Individuals within this job classification are accountable for contributing to the assessment, implementation, and documentation of quality activities in accordance with UTHET standards to deliver efficient, effective, and quality patient care.
• The LVN will be responsible for ordering labs and other screening tests from standing delegation orders signed by physicians.
• LVNs will also triage patients on the phone that are having medical complications or answer medical questions.
• LVNs will use their clinical judgement and problem solving to help coordinate appropriate care of our patients.
• LVNs will also work with patients transitioning from an inpatient or observation stay at a UT Health hospital to home, performing post‑discharge calls where discharge instructions, medications, and orders will be reviewed and discussed with patients.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma
• Current LVN licensure or higher
• One to three minimum years of clinical or healthcare experience as an LVN

Preferred

Job Requirements:

• Quality experience
• Epic EMR
• Medicare Advantage experience