Licensed Vocational Nurse - LVN

About the Job

Licensed Vocational Nurse (Full-Time, Monday - Friday 7 : 00 AM - 3 : 00 PM)

Become a part of leading Houston's premier nonprofit organization serving homeless young adults!

Covenant House Texas (CHT), part of the Covenant House international network, is committed to giving homeless youth a safe haven, absolute respect, unconditional love, and a path to lasting independence through housing programs and providing a continuum of care through supportive services. The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) is part of the CHT clinical team, playing a key role in delivering Covenant House's life‑saving intervention to Houston's homeless young adults, ages 18 to 24.

• Schedules and completes all health assessments for new (and, if indicated, returning) admissions.
• Schedules physical exams on all new (and, if indicated, returning) admissions.
• Utilization of the current Electronic Health Record system and adhering to policies and procedures pertaining to the system.
• Adhering to HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Patient screening and triage.
• Prepare patients for examinations, tests, and treatment.
• Checks vital signs and records (including height, weight, BMI, temp, BP, pulse, respiration, vision screening, etc).
• Assists medical residents and physicians during physical exams, if needed.
• Phlebotomy: Collects samples such as blood, urine, and sputum from patients and performs office tests, as ordered.
• Collect lab specimens, prepare lab requisition, and prepare for transport as ordered.
• Calls and / or turn in prescriptions.
• Gives necessary immunizations to residents and staff and records the information.
• Administers medications under the physician's orders except IV medications.
• Keep both medication carts clean, current, and stocked.
• Review labs and place them in the chart for doctors to review if EHR is down, otherwise review labs in EHR or on the lab website.
• Utilize a tracking system for referral services.
• Answer patient's questions after consultation with the doctors or as per established procedures (i.e. health questions, medication refills, lab results, etc).
• Fills out medication sheets, and paperwork and creates charts. Ensures that all filing and charts are maintained and up-to-date. Utilizes Athena health or current EHR for record-keeping by scanning important documents into the patient e-charts.
• Maintains all front office services e.g. scheduling outside appointments, and arranging appointments with community services that work with the clinic among other services.
• Maintains record in the ETO or superbill if ETO is down.
• Keep rooms clean and stocked.
• Inventory and requisition supplies and instruments.
• Assist in health education / in-service training for staff when necessary.
• Maintains and rotates medication stock.
• Must complete 24 hours of Covenant House Texas required training per calendar year.
• Performs other duties / responsibilities deemed necessary by supervisor.

• Licensed Vocational Nursing (LVN) degree, with a current Texas license.
• Two years of nursing practice, preferably with adolescents.
• Ambulatory care experience is preferred but not required.
• Must be able to work with distractions, (i.e., telephone calls and interruptions).
• Must be able to rapidly respond / react in emergencies.
• Must have a current CPR certification (infants, adolescents, and adults).
• Must have the ability to lift up to 5 pounds.
• Must have a valid Texas driver's license and driving record acceptable to the agency's insurance carrier.

Covenant House Texas is a vaccinated employer. As such, prospective new hires will be required to provide proof of vaccination or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccination by date of hire to be considered, unless an exemption has been requested and approved.

Covenant House Texas (CHT) opened its doors in 1983 to provide shelter for homeless, abused and abandoned youth ages 18 - 24. After more than 35 years of service, CHT offers an extensive continuum of care model for homeless youth including mental health and substance abuse counseling, educational and vocational training, transitional and permanent living programs, street outreach and prevention, pastoral ministry and parenting classes in addition to providing the basic necessities of food, clothing, medical care and safe shelter from the streets for youth in crisis.