License Vocational Nurse

About the company

The company is a Texas state wide customer who has hundreds of programs and services that help more than 7 million Texans a month live better lives, and it’s their strong foundation of dedicated people who make it happen every single day.

Responaiblities

• Provides complex vocational nursing work.
• Work involves providing for the care, treatment, and general welfare of patients.
• May supervise the work of others. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
• Works under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse, and performs Nursing duties within the assigned areas and assigned shift.
• Performs basic and complex nursing tasks to fulfill the health needs of the most medically fragile individuals, including the collection of lab work and other health screenings.
• Keeps informed of and follows all agency, facility and unit policies and procedures.
• Assists the RN Supervisor with on-the-job Nursing instruction and training of other new LVN's.
• Assists the Infection Control nurse by implementing measures that prevent the spread of disease, assists the QA Nurse in developing and implementing quality assurance programs, and assists in the implementation of therapeutic nursing programs.

Required qualifications

• Associate degree or higher
• 1+ years of experience
• Valid Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) License in Texas
• Must be able to successfully pass an FBI fingerprint background check
• Must be able to successfully pass a urine drug screen and background check
• Able to attent mandatory training
  • four weeks Mon-Fri from 8 am to 5 pm
• Competent in advanced skills such as gastrostomy tubes/enteral feedings, Foley catheters, tracheostomies, etc

Schedule

• Shift: 2pm - 10 pm
• 6 month contract

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