Lvn Residency July - General Surgical

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Residency - July 2024 

Come and join our LVN Residency Program! We invite graduate LVN's to apply for this unique opportunity.  The next cohort will begin on July 15th, 2024.

Integrated into a Hospital's education structure, the Texas Health LVN Residency Program includes a guided clinical experience with an instructor-led core curriculum, a formal mentoring program, informative debriefing/self-care sessions and supportive 360-degree evaluations. Residents not only participate in the learning experience on their personally selected home units, they also rotate/cross train through other departments to gain an expanded nursing experience vital to the complex patient care.

The Texas Health LVN Program is a comprehensive, evidence based on-boarding program with a 15-month employment commitment that offers new LVN's an exciting opportunity to gain the experience, judgment, skills, and confidence to successfully navigate the complexity of hospital life.

Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104

Work environment:General Surgical 

Work hours: Work hours: Full-time, (3)-12-hour shifts; Rotating weekends, Holidays, and on call shifts required.

Department Highlights:

Justin Tower 6th Floor is a 36-bed unit primarily caring for adolescent to geriatric aged, postoperative, General Surgical patients, urological surgical patients, hepatobiliary surgical patients, and a select group of medical patients. Primary diagnoses, conditions treated, and postoperative surgeries include but are not limited to: Endoscopy, appendectomy, hernia repairs, splenectomy, whipple procedures, liver resections, gastrectomy, eye surgery, cholecystectomy, gastrointestinal bleed, hand surgery, colostomy, ileostomy, thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, urological surgery, kidney stones, continuous bladder irrigation, bowel resection, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, diabetes, neck dissection with flap, Nissan fundoplication, plastics related wound care, ear nose and throat (ENT), oral surgery, tracheostomies. We have a 1:4 Nurse to patient ratio with a free charge nurse. 

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is a 707-bed Magnet-designated, full-service hospital serving our community since 1930.

We specialize in cardiovascular care, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, neurosciences, sports medicine, and emergency medicine. Plus, we are an accredited Cycle III Chest Pain Center, an Emergency Center of Excellence and provide gynecology, neonatal intensive care, respiratory therapy, and orthopedic medicine.

Texas Health Fort Worth is Joint Commission-certified in both Heart Failure and Chest Pain, a Comprehensive Stroke Center, an Acute Heart Failure Center, a Level I Trauma Center, a designated Magnet hospital and the Best Place to Have a Baby in Tarrant County. We are a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, women's services, cardiac care and much more. 

Please provide the following during the application:

       Resume (please upload as an attachment)

       Official nursing school transcript (Unofficial transcript accepted until official is available)

       Exemplar/Essay: In one-to-two pages, tell a story of a clinical situation that was especially meaningful to you as a student and that has helped shape your practice today.

Things you need for the position:

       Graduate of an accredited vocational nursing program required.

       Acceptance into THR residency program required.

       Graduated within the last 12 months preferred.

       Less than one-year experience at the time the residency begins preferred.

       Have not previously completed a THR nursing residency preferred.

       LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse upon hire required.

       BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required.

       CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 90 days required.

Why Texas Health? As a Texas Health LVN, you will enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.

At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.

Here are a few of our recent awards:

       2021 FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" (7th year in a row)

       Becker's Healthcare "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" (4 years running)

       "America's Best Employers for Diversity" list by Forbes

       A "100 Best Workplaces for Millennials" by Fortune and Great Place to Work

Additional perks of being a Texas Health LVN:

       Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing to a teamwork environment.

       Positively impact patients' quality of life

       Receive excellent mentorship, comprehensive training and dedicated clinical leadership resources.

       Enjoy opportunities for growth.

Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits, Job Listings by Category, recent Awards we've won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org.