Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN Full Time Days

About the Role

At Oceans Behavioral Hospital Permian Basin, healing is our focus. We are passionate about helping adults and seniors manage the challenges associated with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. Utilizing proven, innovative, and progressive therapies, our qualified professionals strive to promote long‑term wellness through a range of inpatient and outpatient psychiatric counseling and treatment options. The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) provides nursing care for patients with common, well‑defined health problems, functioning as a member of the multidisciplinary health‑care team and operating under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Responsibilities

• Delivers quality nursing care to an assigned group of patients by collecting data, identifying deviations from normal, and assisting with reassessments according to assignments, unit protocol, and hospital policy under the direction of the registered nurse.
• Accurately and thoroughly documents all findings in the patient record, identifies expected outcomes based on assessment data, and effectively communicates pertinent assessment findings with other health‑care members.
• Implements nursing care interventions identified in the individualized multidisciplinary treatment plan using accepted standards of practice in collaboration with other health‑care providers; performs nursing procedures/treatments as prescribed by the physician/LIP.
• Conducts specified bedside laboratory tests, wound care, and provides comfort and assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs); promotes the patient’s ability to cope, adapt, and solve situations related to illness and stressors.
• Provides supportive, age‑appropriate communication and culturally acceptable interventions, documenting special needs.
• Ensures safe delivery of medications in accordance with facility policies and physician orders; administers medications using established safety procedures, assesses patients before and after administration, accurately documents doses, and provides patient education.
• Follows up on patient‑care responsibilities; communicates incomplete assignments and patient needs with other disciplines to assure continuity of care; transcribes orders accurately and performs chart audits according to facility guidelines.
• Utilizes nursing knowledge to meet the needs of the facility, patient population, and staff members; leverages nursing resources to enhance evidence‑based practice.
• Guides, educates, and provides leadership as a preceptor to new staff.
• Performs other duties and projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Current, valid, and active license to practice as a Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse in the state of employment at an Oceans Healthcare hospital (Compact licenses acceptable).
• High School Diploma or GED.
• One year of inpatient hospital experience (strongly preferred).
• Ability to work in high‑stress situations and assess potential for patient escalation.
• Effective oral and written communication skills; highly organized; sensitivity to culturally diverse and special‑needs populations (chronically mentally ill, geriatric, developmental disabilities).
• Basic knowledge of normal physical and emotional development.
• Critical‑thinking abilities for continuous improvement of patient care.
• Self‑confidence and ability to think conceptually in leading and directing others.
• Successful completion of CPR certification and an Oceans‑approved behavioral health de‑escalation program.
• Capacity to cope mentally and physically with a high‑paced, stressful environment, including occasional disagreeable odors, sights, and unpredictable patient behavior.
• Willingness to spend approximately 90 % or more of the time inside a building that offers protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature changes.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage (multiple plan options) – eligible first of the month after 30 days.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with discretionary company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Daily pay.
• Paid time off.
• Competitive market compensation.
• Short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.