Licensed Vocational Nurse

Salary : $53,028.35 - $81,557.60 Annually

Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type : Unclassified

Job Number : U9845-0825

Department : PUBLIC HEALTH

Opening Date : 08 / 07 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Max Number of Applicants : 150

Requirements

MOS : 0904 (Navy), 46F1 (Air Force), 66E (Army)

Education and Experience : Licensed Vocational Nurse

Licenses and Certificates : Licensed as a Vocational Nurse in the State of Texas by the State Board of Nurse Examiners or equivalent from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state. Current CPR certification. Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under direction, provides nursing support for patient care for a public health program.

Typical Duties

Provide assistance to nursing professionals. Involves : Interview patients or relatives and obtain information, medical history, immunization status, diet recall, height, weight and samples for laboratory testing to determine eligibility for program services and to provide support to the health program in providing patient care. Obtain and record vital signs and measurements to supplement medical history information. Draw blood through finger-prick, from vein or from infant's heel and prepares for laboratory screenings. Conduct glucose testing and hematocrit tests. Dispense prescription and non prescription drugs as directed. Administer vaccinations to immunize patients at the direction of the registered nurse. Sterilize equipment and assembles equipment used by physician or nurse in patient examinations. Implement patient teaching in cooperation with the registered nurse or nutritionist. Assist mass vaccination clinics and / or screening clinics. Assist in coordinating clinic outreach programs. Participate in the development and implementation of strategies and tools that reflect setting up and running clinics. Identify opportunities to improve on standards or guidelines of patient care in a clinical setting. Maintain records and prepares oral and written reports, utilizing computer for data entry. Schedule patient appointments and patient's home visits to obtain information, follow up care and increase quality of service.

General Information

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Note : This is an unclassified, contract position. Employment is predicated on continued state / federal funding.

Note : This is a new advertisement for the Licensed Vocational Nurse position. You must apply if you are still interested in this position.

Note : Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note : Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University, or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

A résumé and / or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying / pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

01

Are you licensed as a Vocational Nurse in the State of Texas by the State Board of Nurse Examiners or equivalent from a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state?

• Yes
• No

02

Are you currently CPR certified?

03

Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?

04

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process.-Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties.-Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience.-Copying and pasting directly from the job specification.-Responses referring to your résumé.

Required Question