Licensed Vocational Nurse- Sun - Thurs 1:00-9:00pm

Vocational Nursing Position

Length of position: 10.5 months

Hours: Sun - Thurs 1:00-9:00pm

Provides highly-complex vocational nursing work. Work involves providing for the care, treatment, and general welfare of patients. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Essential Functions:

• Primary responsibility is activity request medication packing.
• Administers medication orally, rectally, internally, or by injection as appropriate.
• Monitors clients for treatments and procedures.
• Takes patients temperature, pulse, and respiration, and conducts appropriate screening tests.
• Assesses patients for illnesses and/or injury, provides appropriate nursing intervention within scope of license.
• Maintains appropriate records pertaining to medication, deaths, illnesses, and the transfer of patients.
• Maintains and reviews client records.
• Transcribes physician orders
• Communicates health related information to parents
• May assume responsibility for documentation of school health related clinic, such as vision or scoliosis
• Instructs, counsels, and supervises clients in meeting their health care needs.
• Arranges for adequate nursing supplies and equipment needed for proper patient care

This document in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying the position.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and licensed to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) in the State of Texas
2. Sign Language: The ultimate required proficiency level for the position using the level designated in the Signed Language Proficiency Interview (SLPI) is INTERMEDIATE. If hired with a sign language proficiency level below this level, you are required to participate in signed communication learning opportunities on a regular basis until you have achieved the sign language proficiency level assigned to your position.
3. Previous experience working with individuals who are deaf or have disabilities
4. Psychiatric experience
5. Pediatric experience
6. Knowledge of deaf culture

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities/Attributes:

1. Problem solvingthe individual identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
2. Effective Communicationthe individual must be able to appropriately communicate with colleagues, students, parents, families, administrators, supervisors, and the public.
3. Planning/organizingthe individual prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently, and develops realistic action plans.
4. Quality controlthe individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality.
5. Dependabilitythe individual is consistently at work and on time, follows instructions, responds to management direction and solicits feedback to improve performance.
6. Safety and securitythe individual actively promotes and personally observes safety and security procedures, and uses equipment and materials properly.
7. Interpersonal Skillsthe individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.

Supervisor: Director of Student Support Services

MILITARY OCCUPATION SPECIALTY (MOS) CODE: Licensed Vocational Nurse II 4422

It is the Texas School for the Deaf's (TSD) policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation or belief, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. TSD expressly prohibits any form of workplace discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Retaliation against individuals who oppose unlawful discrimination or participate in an employment discrimination proceeding is also prohibited. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, firing, promotions, training, wages, and benefits. In addition to federal law requirements, TSD complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.