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.
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