LVN

Sign-on bonus: $5,000. Location: 120 Hillcrest Medical Blvd, Waco, TX 76712 – Waco Main General Pediatric Clinic.

Schedule

Full time, weekdays (Monday–Friday) with occasional Saturdays. Hours: either 9:00 AM–6:00 PM or 10:00 AM–7:00 PM.

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.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough assessments using clinical reasoning and best practices following the LVN Scope of Practice. Your findings will help the Registered Nurse create care plans and set goals.
• 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, and 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

• 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 your first 30 days after joining).

Skills

• Thorough knowledge of nursing and patient care standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of rules and regulations established by certifying bodies that affect nursing care delivery.
• Familiarity with medical terms, health promotion methods, risk reduction techniques, disease prevention and management practices, medications and their potential effects.
• Excellent communication skills, enabling 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 provide 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.

About Us

Here at Baylor Scott & White Health, we promote the well-being of all individuals, families, and communities. Baylor Scott & White is the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas that empowers you to live well. Our core values are:

• We serve faithfully by doing what's right with a joyful heart.
• We never settle by constantly striving for better.
• We are in it together by supporting one another and those we serve.
• We make an impact by taking initiative and delivering exceptional experience.

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, visit the Baylor Scott & White Benefits Hub to explore our offerings, which 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.

Belonging Statement

We believe that all people should feel welcomed, valued, and supported.