Vocational Nurse (LVN) - Stewart Road Family Medicine at University of Texas Medical Branch

📍 Location: Galveston, TX, US
💼 Type: Fulltime
🏠 Work: On-site

📝 Description: **Minimum Qualifications:**


Graduation from a Licensed Vocational Nurse program and licensure/permit as a vocational nurse in the state of Texas. No experience required. Current BLS required.

**Job Summary:**


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

**Job Duties:*** 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 the signs, symptoms, and behaviors including the physiological status of patients, presents proposed revision of interventions, and desired outcomes
* Delivers the designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.
* Notifies appropriate nursing and medical staff of changes in patient status; recognizes patient care priorities, multidisciplinary treatment plans, and potential patient care crises.
* Follows physician's orders in the delivery of nursing care.
* Maintains patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.
* Safely and properly administers medications and treatments.
* Executes written physician's orders for assigned patients.
* Assembles equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; performs or assists others with procedures or treatments.
* Adheres to required infection control, isolation procedures, and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care.
* Documents nursing care in all assigned patient records.
* Adheres to internal controls established for department.
* Performs related duties as required.
**Work Schedule:**
4 10\\-hour shifts. 40 hours per week. **Salary Range:**
Actual salary commensurate with experience.


**Equal Employment Opportunity**


UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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