LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE-PRN

Salary : $30.00 Hourly

Location : TX, TX

Job Type : Part-Time

Department : JAIL MEDICAL

Opening Date : 10 / 17 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 31 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Central

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Position Summary

POSITION SUMMARY :

Under the general supervision of the Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, RN Charge Nurse, and Registered Nurse, this position evaluates inmates within the scope of their license, and provides necessary and appropriate nursing care while observing all security requirements.

Essential Functions

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Provide basic patient care and treatments, such as taking temperatures and blood pressure, dressing wounds, treating pressure ulcers, performing catheterizations, starting IV's
• Carries out designated nursing procedures, including administration of medications, assisting in the planning and formulation of nursing care plans; observes records and reports symptoms, reactions and changes in the conditions of all inmates; provides care based upon inmate need / condition
• Prepare facility and / or prisoner for procedures and x-rays performed by practitioner
• Maintains logs and other reports as directed; assists with the reordering and stocking of supplies; maintains a clean work area
• Collect samples, such as blood, urine, or sputum from patients, and perform routine laboratory tests on samples
• Identifying actual and potential health problems and developing appropriate plan of care or appropriate referrals
• Provides monitoring and / or observation of at-risk individuals
• Record and report patient body temperature, blood pressure, pulse, respirations, pulse oximetry, height, weight, pain scale, and medical history in the electronic health record
• Assist providers with examinations and / or treatments as needed
• Regular attendance and timeliness are required

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES : Other duties as assigned.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER : The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION : Required :

SKILLS ~ EXPERIENCE :

Required :

Preferred :

DISCLAIMER : McLennan County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records, and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

Supplemental Information

Disqualifiers :

All Employees

o Must be committed to achieving excellence in assigned duties, always in service of the county and community

o Must have ability to earn and keep the trust of fellow employees and the community at large

o Must be approachable and ready to help fellow employees and the general public

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS :

PHYSICAL DEMAND REQUIREMENTS :

HOURS / SPECIAL CONDITIONS : Must be willing to work overtime, weekends, holidays, rotating shifts, evenings and nights. Must be able to work 12 hour shifts.

McLennan County will conduct background checks on new hires that will include a criminal background check related to convictions and deferred adjudications in the past seven years and may include credit reports, motor vehicle records, employment records, and educational attainment. A conviction or deferred adjudication is not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered individually.

McLennan County offers a full range of employee benefit programs for eligible employees and their families. These programs include group health plans for medical with an option to open a Health Saving Account (HSA) with a County-paid contribution of $2000 over a year. We offer dental and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), life and long & short term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care accounts. Employees participate in the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) with a $2.50 County match for every $1.00 of employee contribution. In addition to these benefits we offer 12 paid holidays and a free gym membership program for health plan participants.