LVN III

Overview

Date:
Apr 20, 2026

Location:

EL PASO, TX

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.

Functional

Title:

LVN III Job Title: Licensed Vocational Nurse III Agency: Health & Human Services Comm Department: Unit 1 - Nursing Posting Number: 16071 Closing Date: 07/19/2026 Posting Audience: Internal and External Occupational Category: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Salary Range: $4,866.58 - $6,335.66 Pay Frequency: Monthly

Salary Group: TEXAS-A-19 Shift: Evening Additional Shift: Days (First);
Evenings (Second);
Nights (Third);
Weekends Telework: Not Eligible for Telework Travel: Up to 5%
Regular/Temporary: Regular Full Time/Part Time: Full time FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Nonexempt

Facility

Location:

El Paso State Supported Living Center

Job Location City: EL PASO Job Location Address: 6700 DELTA DR Other Locations: El Paso

MOS Codes: 290X,46AX,46FX,46NX,46PX,46SX,46YX,66B,66C,66E,66F,66G,66H,66N,66P,66R,66S,66T,66W,68C,68Z

Brief Job Description
This position is available for Morning, Evening and Night shifts on multiple homes.

This position may be eligible to earn additional pay for work performed on evenings, nights and/or weekends.

Come work in an environment where we truly value and respect those we serve and believe in the mission that all people can achieve a higher level of wellness and independence.

The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems. The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state. Learn About Our State Supported Living Centers

If you are looking for a place to work where you can establish a career that is filled with purpose, this is the job for you!

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Responsibilities

• Performs advanced vocational nursing work. Provides for the care, treatment, and general welfare of individuals residing at the State Supported Living Center who have complex medical, mental health and/or behavioral health issues. Performs basic and advanced routine and non-routine nursing tasks to promote the health of the individuals within the assigned areas and assigned shift. Collects specimens for lab work and performs health screenings.
  
  Instructs direct support professionals and other staff on how to provide service and care that support the individual’s medical needs. Performs technical nursing procedures according to facility and state regulations. Keeps informed of and follows all agency, SSLC and unit/home policies and procedures.
• Provides direction and assists with on-the-job training to others such as newly hired LVNs and direct care staff. Provides on-the-job nursing instruction and training for new LVNs, within their scope of practice, as requested by RN Supervisor. Monitors, oversees the work of, and assigns work to, LVNs as needed.
• Evaluates nursing intervention outcomes and provides input to other members of the healthcare team. Assists RNs with implementation of protocols, procedures and programs to improve overall health and safety of staff and individuals. Works under the limited supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
• Attends to nursing functions including medication administrations, health monitoring, and patient care across SSLC locations as needed. Demonstrates competency in performing complex technical nursing tasks and procedures in accordance with HHSC, SSLC and state regulations.
• Performs complex and technical nursing procedures (e.g., tracheostomy care, gastrostomy/jejunostomy care, wound care, breathing treatments). Collects specimens for laboratory examination and conducts appropriate screening tests when requested by lab personnel.
• Monitors weight, diet, feedings, vital signs; evaluates health status after treatments or procedures; communicates with the team and documents in the medical record (electronic health record or paper chart) per SSLC procedures.
• Instructs direct support professionals on how to monitor individuals after a treatment using instruction sheets and post-sedation monitoring guidance.
• Leads and oversees others who monitor individuals before, during, and after treatments; evaluates nursing intervention outcomes and collaborates with health care team members as needed.
• Trains/instructs new LVN staff, oversees LVN work, and supports orientation and ongoing development as requested by…