Correctional LVN
Join a nursing team that values your skills, supports excellence, and recognizes the impact of your work. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Managed Care is hiring Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to join our team at the Formby/Wheeler Units, located in Plainview, TX. LVNs are vital members of a multidisciplinary healthcare team providing safe, compassionate, and competent care within a correctional healthcare setting.
About the role
The Formby/Wheeler Units offer a fast‑paced clinical environment where LVNs play a critical role in daily patient care, emergency response, chronic disease management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Nurses are empowered to utilize their assessment and critical‑thinking skills while contributing to positive patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide daily patient care in a correctional healthcare setting.
- Respond to emergencies and assist with acute care interventions.
- Manage chronic diseases and monitor patient health status.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
- Utilize assessment and critical‑thinking skills to support positive patient outcomes.
Qualifications
- Current Vocational Nurse License in the State of Texas, or ability to transfer license to Texas, or scheduled to complete a vocational nursing program within 120 days of applying.
- Current CPR certification.
- Graduated from an approved accredited nursing program.
- New graduates must pass the NCLEX‑PN on the first attempt.
- Experience: none required.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.