Licensed Vocational Nurse

Join Our Team - Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)

Located in San Antonio, TX
Are you ready for a rewarding career where you can make a difference in the lives of patients? Look no further ? our health squadron is seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to join our dynamic team.
Minimum Qualifications:
-Degree/Education: Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university, or vocational nursing program approved by the appropriate State agency.
- Must graduate from a state Board-accredited program and hold an unrestricted LVN/PN license.
Experience:
- One year of practical or Vocational Nurse experience in clinic, lab, or immunizations.
-Trainee Health Squadron (THLS) candidates are welcome. Strong computer skills are a must.
Licensure:
-Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a practical or Vocational Nurse.
Certifications:
-Must hold current American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.
Core Duties:
-Initiate, Perform, and Complete Care: Provide exceptional care to variable patient populations, ensuring their well-being and satisfaction.
-Navigate Electronic Medical Records (EMR): Skillfully use EMR software to order studies, medications, create lab labels, and generate armbands for a large population, ensuring accuracy.
-Effective Documentation: Document nursing care in the ambulatory care setting efficiently and accurately.
-Coordinate Patient Care: Collaborate with a diverse team of healthcare professionals to ensure optimal outcomes in clinical care, quality, and cost-effectiveness.
Compliance with Standards: Adhere to established policies, procedures, and guidelines in the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).
-Perform Procedures: Assist with various procedures, including administration of oxygen, visual acuity tests, EKGs, irrigation of eyes and ears, tympanograms, splinting, phlebotomy, and other clinic-specific procedures, following established protocols.
-Equipment Maintenance: Ensure all equipment is properly cleaned, stored, and undergoes preventive maintenance as directed. Replenish medication and supplies as needed.
-Orientation and Training: Participate in the orientation and training of newly assigned personnel.
-Flexibility in Shifts: May be required to work various shifts or provide clinical nursing support during the absence of other team nurses due to illness, leave, or deployment.
Work shifts between 0600 ? 1830, Monday through Friday.
Scheduled shifts at the discretion of the squadron commander, not exceeding 40 hours per week or 80 hours per two weeks.
Normal work schedules include 9-hour shifts, with a 1-hour non-paid lunch each day.