LVN Infirmary Care (Day Shift)

About the role

The LVN provides direct nursing care to assigned patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. They assist in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. They serve as a patient advocate within the healthcare system.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to plan, provide, document, and evaluate care
• Performs data collection for the nursing assessment by a Registered Nurse
• Collaborates with the entire healthcare team to develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes
• Delivers appropriate care to patients, at a competent level, according to the needs of the patient and population served
• Implements the interventions identified in the Plan of Care
• Evaluates the patient's progress toward attainment of outcomes
• Effectively communicates with physicians and other team members
• Provides patient/family teaching based on the needs of each patient and plans ways to meet those needs
• Administers and reconciles medications appropriately
• Adheres to infection prevention protocols
• Demonstrates an understanding of patient rights, including those pertaining to confidentiality, informed consent and privacy
• Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement, and desired client-centered outcomes
• Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education, competence validation; supports department-based goals which contributed to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff
• Maintains patient confidentiality and appropriate handling of PHI
• Participates in survey readiness activities and assures that department is compliant with all regulatory standards
• Abides by the HMH Legal Compliance Code of Conduct
• Maintains a safe work environment and reports safety concerns appropriately

Requirements

• Graduate of a school of vocational nursing
• One year of Med/Surg experience preferred
• Current licensure as a Vocational Nurse in the State of Texas, or immediately eligible
• Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days of employment, before patient care is administered independently