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LVN - Licensed Vocational NurseSUITEMATE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC • Corpus Christi, TX, US
LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse

LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse

SUITEMATE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC • Corpus Christi, TX, US
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Salary : $44 / hr

Weekly Pay

Shifts Available : Rotating shifts

  • 6 : 00 a.m. - 2 : 30 p.m.
  • 2 : 00 p.m. - 10 : 30 p.m.

Location :   Corpus Christi, TX

  • 3-Month Minimum Contract Assignment with option to extend

    • ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

    Performs moderate to complex patient services work. This includes routine and emergency care, treatment, and training for people with intellectual disabilities in a residential setting.

  • Performs advanced vocational nursing work.
  • Provides for the care, treatment, and general welfare of individuals
  • Assists RNs with implementation of protocols, procedures, and programs to improve overall health and safety of staff and individuals.
  • Performs basic and advanced routine and non-routine nursing tasks to promote the health of the individuals within the assigned areas and assigned shift.
  • Collects specimens for lab work and performs health screenings.
  • Instructs direct support professionals and other staff on how to provide service and care that support the individual’s medical needs.
  • Performs technical nursing procedures according to facility and state regulations.
  • Keeps informed of and follows all agency policies and procedures.
  • Provides direction and assists with on-the-job training to others such as newly hired LVNs and direct care staff.
  • Provides on-the-job nursing instruction and training for new LVNs, within their scope of practice, as requested by RN Supervisor.
  • Monitors, oversees the work of, and assigns work to, psychiatric nursing assistants as needed.
  • Evaluates nursing intervention outcomes and provides input to other members of the healthcare team.
  • Works under the limited supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

    • LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED :

  • Licensed to practice as a Vocational Nurse in the State of Texas (or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact)
  • Current CPR certification
  • Valid Photo ID

    • KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED :

  • Preferably 1+ years in a behavioral health setting
  • Must demonstrate considerable knowledge of nursing techniques and procedures; of health care laws and regulations; of medical diagnoses and procedures; of accepted medical treatment patterns; of community health and nursing care principles, practices, and procedures; of program regulations and procedures.
  • Must be able to appropriately interact with individuals with developmental disabilities and staff members.
  • Knowledge of nursing care standards, nursing procedures and techniques, and the principles and processes used in providing appropriate patient care.
  • Knowledge of emergency procedures and emergency equipment, i.e., CPR, and ability to assess and care for residents and / or staff members in emergency situations.
  • Skills in using reasoning to identify problems and in considering an appropriate resolution of situations.
  • Skill in the operation of computers and applicable computer software.
  • Skill in the care and treatment of patients.
  • Ability to prepare and maintain records and to use an electronic health record system once trained.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and to instruct others.
  • Must have strength and flexibility to safely perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

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