Licensed Vocational Nurse

Job description

Job Summary
Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of professional level of nursing duties for patients served in the clinical areas.
Performance: Position Specific Essential Functions
• Administers and documents medication administration in accordance with hospital policies; Demonstrates knowledge of medications administered to include normal dosages, side effects and expected out comes.
• Ability to identify emergency situations; uses sound judgement in responding to emergencies in a calm and efficient manner; verifies sponge, needles and instruments before closure of incision.
• Adheres to Standards and recommended practices for specific nursing service area(s). Provides a safe supportive environment for surgical/procedural patients and expected practice behaviors based on the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation of nursing interventions and evaluation.
• Attends meetings and in-services as assigned; follows work schedules and demonstrates good attendance; works independently, uses time effectively and completes work by assigned deadlines; performs other duties as needed to ensure optimal customer satisfaction.
• Makes frequent rounds on the unit; coordinates daily activities and work assignments to best meet the patient's needs
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
Education
• Required
• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
• Completion of an accredited nursing program
• Preferred
• Associate’s degree in Nursing

Experience:
• Preferred
• Two or more years of experience in Nursing

Certification/Licensure:
• Required
• Graduate Vocational Nurse (GVN) Permit, with authorization to practice in the State of Texas
• Graduates who do not present a permit to practice within sixty (60) days of graduation will be transferred to an applicable position, if available, with corresponding pay.
• Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), with authorization to practice in the State of Texas
• Must obtain license within six (6) months from temporary permit issuance date.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
• Must obtain within ninety (90) days of start date
• Preferred
• Certification in a Nursing Specialty Area, by an organization recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification