Licensed Vocational Nurse Nights - BH Flex; Children's Unit

Licensed Vocational Nurse - FT
- Nights - BH Flex (Children's Unit) - 21498

US:

TX:

Edinburg | Behavioral Health | Full Time

DHR Health - US:

TX:

Edinburg
- Nights

Summary:

MISSION STATEMENT:

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

VISION:

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.

POSITION SUMMARY:

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

POSITION EDUCATION/

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of accredited school of vocational nursing required
• Current BLS/CPR certification required
• CPI training within 30 days of hire date
• 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

JOB KNOWLEDGE/

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.

Responsibilities:

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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 including child, adolescent, adult, geriatric, state civil and state forensic units as required by patient need
• All duties described above are applicable in the following Adult, Adolescent, Geriatric, Childrens, State Civil, and State Forensic units

Other information:

LINES OF REPSONSIBILITIES:

(Chain-of-command)

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

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:
Commitment, Accountability, Respect,…