Vocational Nurse TDCJ Holdover NIGHTS

Vocational Nurse

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 include:

• Providing direct nursing care to assigned patients in a correctional hospital setting
• Participating in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care given
• Performing admission, discharge, and transfer procedures
• Using the nursing plan of care in daily assignments, able to review, and, under supervision, modify the plan of care
• Demonstrating ability to observe and record the signs, symptoms, and behaviors including the physiological status of patients, presents proposed revision of interventions, and desired outcomes
• Delivering the designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care
• Notifying appropriate nursing and medical staff of changes in patient status; recognizes patient care priorities, multidisciplinary treatment plans, and potential patient care crises
• Following physician's orders in the delivery of nursing care
• Maintaining patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records
• Safely and properly administering medications and treatments
• Executing written physician's orders for assigned patients
• Assembling equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; performing or assisting others with procedures or treatments
• Adhering to required infection control, isolation procedures, and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care
• Documenting nursing care in all assigned patient records
• Adhering to internal controls established for department
• Performing related duties as required

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.