Vocational Nurse; LVN - Stewart Road Family Medicine

Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Stewart Road Family Medicine

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To provide direct nursing care to an assigned group of patients and performs nursing procedures within the scope of their education and demonstrated abilities.

• Provides direct nursing care to assigned patients.
• Participates in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care given.
• Performs admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.
• Uses the nursing plan of care in daily assignments, able to review, and under supervision, modify the plan of care.
• Demonstrates ability to observe and record signs, symptoms, and behaviors including the physiological status of patients, propose revisions of interventions, and desired outcomes.
• Delivers designated nursing interventions consistent with the stated medical plan of care.
• Notifies appropriate nursing and medical staff of changes in patient status; recognizes care priorities, multidisciplinary treatment plans, and potential patient care crises.
• Follows physician's orders in delivery of nursing care.
• Maintains patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
• Safely administers medications and treatments.
• Executes written physician's orders for assigned patients.
• Assembles equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures; performs or assists others with procedures or treatments.
• Adheres to required infection control, isolation procedures, and aseptic techniques.
• Documents nursing care in all assigned patient records.
• Adheres to internal controls established for the department.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Graduation from a Licensed Vocational Nurse program.
• Licensure/permit as a vocational nurse in Texas.
• No experience required.
• Current BLS required.

40 hours per week.

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

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United States - Texas - Galveston

Stewart Road Health Clinic.