Licensed Vocational Nurse (909)

Job Details

Job Location: Montague County BHC - Bowie, TX 76230

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: High School/GED plus Licensed

Salary Range: $16.79 - $17.36 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Job Shift: 8-5 M-F

Job Category: Health Care

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) performs duties under direction of a clinical supervisor (RN/Physician/APRN) and works administratively under the Director of Nursing, to assist in examination and treatment of individuals served in the designated Mental Health Centers.

Responsibilities

• Participation in and assisting the physicians during doctor’s clinic, providing professional, complex treatment and rehabilitation.
• Provides required laboratory monitoring and medication education classes for consumers.
• Administers medications, immunizations, draws blood, provides treatments, and observes patients for unusual symptoms and reactions.
• Provides professional nursing expertise to center staff as needed.
• Travel will be required.
• HFC incorporates principles of trauma-informed care throughout the agency, emphasizing cultural sensitivity and a safe and respectful environment for all individuals served and staff.
• All job descriptions include the responsibility to learn about and implement trauma-informed practices within the scope of work for the position.

Qualifications

• Graduation from accredited school for Licensed Vocational Nurses.
• Licensed to practice as a licensed vocational nurse in the state of Texas.
• Preferred Qualifications: Two years’ experience working in a hospital or healthcare agency with individuals with mental illness.
• Must have current driver’s license and be insurable under Center insurance.
• Must pass and maintain all Center-mandated trainings.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing techniques and procedures; of health care laws and regulations; of medical diagnoses and procedures; of accepted medical treatment programs; and of community health and nursing care principles, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to provide patient care, to prepare and maintain records, to explain public health laws, and to communicate effectively.
• Ability to read and comprehend correspondence, memos, reports, medical information, physician’s orders, and prescription labels.
• Ability to count, add and subtract. Knowledge of fractions and calculate medication doses.
• Ability to write memos, letters, staffing summary reports and medical information.
• Ability to relate verbal instructions, communicate in a courteous and effective fashion with co-workers, consumers and families, agencies and the public.
• Display a customer service orientation; at all times treating customers as equals and partners.
• Skilled in the use of general office equipment and network computers and applicable software, such as: word processing, database, spreadsheet and office management software (Microsoft Office). Familiarity with SmartCare and CARE a plus.