Licensed Vocational Nurse / LVN – Med Surg – Full Time , Days

Here’s What You Need 

Education

Graduate of an accredited vocational nursing program required
 

Experience

6 months in an acute care hospital setting or completion of THR residency program required
 

Licenses and Certifications

LVN- Licensed Vocational Nurse upon hire required And
BCLS- Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And
CPI- Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 90 days required
 

What You Will Do 

PLAN of CARE, TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Collaborates with team to facilitate hourly rounding and initiates action to meet patient and/or significant others need for information.
Takes action to reduce/eliminate patient risks.
Collects data and reports significant findings to RN.   
Safely administers medication in accordance with medication administration guidelines. 
Uses nursing model to obtain adequate data to initiate, implement, and revise plan of care to meet patient, physician, and family needs. 
 

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

Identifies realistic and measurable annual goals for professional nursing development. 
Serves as patient advocate. 
Complies with personnel policies, i.e. attendance policies, ID badge, dress code, LVN Scope of Practice.   
Communicates per department expectations.  
Recognizes and promptly communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication.  
Takes responsibility in continuing to develop own professional nursing knowledge and skills. 
 

PARTNERSHIP:

Works in partnership with peers, other disciplines, and unlicensed assistive personnel. 
Actively participates in formal and informal teaching and evaluation to strengthen clinical competence of self and team members. 
Uses Unit Based Council structure. 
Flexible with scheduling to help meet departmental/patient needs.
Adapts to changes in workload assignment to meet changing needs of the individual patient or the unit.
 

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:      

Assists in the identification of ineffective and costly processes and takes action to improve those processes. 
In collaboration with RN incorporates evidence-based practice and research to monitor and continuously impact outcomes.
Actively participates in unit-based programs.   
 

Additional perks of being a Texas Health LVN:

Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.
At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make us a great place to work.
Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.
Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.
 

Entity Highlights:

Texas Health HEB is a 252-bed, acute-care, full-service hospital serving our community since 1973. Our location in the DFW mid cities area provides convenient care to the residents of Hurst, Euless, Bedford and the surrounding communities.  

We specialize in women’s services, perioperative services, heart and vascular care, acute care/med surg, intermediate care/step-down, oncology and emergency medicine. Additional specialties include nuclear medicine, interventional radiology, respiratory therapy, and neuroscience care, including neurosurgery and stroke.  

Texas Health HEB is ANCC Magnet Designated, Joint Commission-certified in Chest Pain (PHAC), a Primary Stroke Center, a Level III Trauma Center, Level II NICU and Level III for maternal care. We’re a top choice in North Texas for emergency services, surgical services, women’s health, cardiac care and much more. 

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together! 

Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to recruitment@texashealth.org. #LI-TC2