LVN

About the role

As a Licensed Vocational Nurse, you play a crucial role in a healthcare team. You evaluate patients, provide care, and participate in care planning, intervention, and evaluation. Focus on precision, vigilance, and patient care. Note and report any changes in patients' conditions to your Registered Nurse supervisor. Follow Texas Nursing Practice Act regulations.

The schedule for this role is full-time, weekdays (M-F) with occasional Saturdays, and hours are either 9a-6p or 10a-7p. We are offering a sign-on bonus of $5,000 for this position, located at 120 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, 76712, in our Waco Main General Pediatric Clinic.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough assessments using clinical reasoning and best practices following the LVN Scope of Practice.
• Participate in evaluating nursing practice effectiveness and quality, by reviewing and examining specific indicators in nursing.
• Create a caring, safe, healing, supportive, therapeutic environment.
• Manage pain, promote comfort, minimize suffering.
• Facilitate education for patients, families, nurses, and other healthcare team members, as well as the community.
• Work with others to implement a care plan under RN/provider direction, including team members and community.
• Employ strategies and utilize available resources to solve problems for patients, their families, and staff.

Requirements

• A thorough knowledge of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of rules and regulations established by certifying bodies affects nursing care delivery in the field.
• Familiarity with medical terms, health promotion methods, risk reduction techniques, disease prevention and management practices, medications and their potential effects.
• Excellent communication skills, enabling the clear expression of thoughts both orally and in writing.
• Superb interpersonal skills to foster interactions with a diverse range of people.
• Ability to think critically and solve problems effectively.
• Capacity to identify and communicate any changes in a patient's medical condition to other nurses and healthcare providers.
• Ability to offer good care to patients of all ages, while honoring each person's unique experiences.
• Basic computer literacy, encompassing Microsoft Office, information security protocols, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical record maintenance, and email usage.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
• Field of study: Nursing
• Less than a year of experience in a similar role
• Vocational Nursing Practitioner's License
• Basic Life Support certification (can be acquired within the first 30 days of employment)

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to help you live well, no matter where you are on your journey. For full details on coverage and eligibility, our offerings may include:

• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level.