Licensed Vocational Nurse; LVN WH PAT

Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) FT
- Days 10:30 a.m.

- 7:00 p.m.

- WH PAT - 20599

US:

TX:

Edinburg | NURSING & EDUCATION | Full Time

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DHR Health - US:

TX:

Edinburg
- Days - 10:30 a.m.

- 7:00 p.m.

Our Mission is to improve the well-being of those we serve with a commitment to excellence: every patient, every encounter, every time.

Our Vision is to create a world-class health system to advance medicine and increase access for the communities we serve by empowering caregivers to heal through compassion, knowledge, innovation, integrated care and excellence.

Assists the registered nurse in the provision of nursing care to patients in designated departments by performing routine and delegated duties.

Graduate of accredited school of vocational nursing required

Current state licensure required

Current BLS/CPR certification is required

Must be able to be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.

Good written and verbal communication skills required.

Ability to read, write and speak English

Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians

Prefer hospital experience

Six (6) months- one (1) year continuous hospital experience as an LVN is strongly preferred.

Able to adjust and/ or troubleshoot monitoring equipment, and computer equipment.

Must be able to interact and communicate with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and families in an effective manner.

Exhibits tact, enthusiasm, and patience.

Must be sensitive to cultural and bilingual issues.

Safely administers and documents medication given in accordance with policies and procedures.

Must have excellent customer service skills.

High degree of competency/experience in general.

Requires good communication and organizational skills.

Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

Promotes the facility mission, vision and values by effectively communicating them to others. Considers mission, vision and values in developing services, standards and practices

Supports the philosophy, goals and objectives of the Organization.

Performs according to approved policies and procedures

Participates as a team member in support of the designated unit

Considers patient rights in performance of job duties and responsibilities.

Contributes to the progress and development of the Organization's adopted Quality Mgmt.

Performs according to established continuous quality improvement policies and procedures.

Supports risk management and participates in programs directed to patient and employee safety.

Objectively evaluates suggestions, grievances and processes to identify opportunities to improve performance and quality of care.

Successfully contributes to the quality management process and identifies role and contributions upon supervisor's request.

Communicates effectively with patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers.

Interactions are respectful and courteous.

Communicates effectively and professionally.

Documents that information received from the patient is disseminated to the appropriate people or departments.

Accepts assignment to all behavioral units as required by patient need.

Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including:
Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence through Knowledge and Safety & Social Conscience.

Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirement relative to his or her age.

Light/moderate lifting up to 50 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.

- Yes
- Kneeling
- Yes

Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 50 lbs.

- Yes
- Walking
- Yes

Light/moderate carrying up to 30 lbs.

- Yes
- Standing/Squatting
- Yes

Straight pulling
- Yes
- Sitting
- Yes

Pulling hand over hand
- Yes
- Pushing
- Yes

Repeated bending
- Yes
- Stooping/Bending
- Yes

Reaching above shoulder
- Yes
- Climbing Stairs
- Yes

Simple grasping
- Yes
- Climbing Ladders
- No

Dual simultaneous grasping
- Yes
- Depth Perceptions needed
- Yes

Ability to see
- Yes
- Identify Colors
- Yes

Operating office equipment
- Yes
- Twisting
- Yes

Operating mechanical equipment
- Yes
- Crawling
- No

Ability to read and write
- Yes
- Ability to Count
- Yes

Ability to hear verbal communication without aid
- Yes
- Operating Personal Vehicle
- Yes

Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication
- Yes
- Other:
Ability to deal with stress
- Yes

OSHA Category - I

The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to…