Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County Texas. As an essential healthcare system Harris Health champions better health for the entire community with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients through acute and primary care wellness disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Level 3 Trauma Center anchor Harris Healths robust network of 39 clinics health centers specialty locations and virtual telemedicine technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston UTHealth The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
JOB SUMMARY
The Licensed Vocational Nurse LVN provides patient care and education for patients in the ambulatory clinicsareas under the direct supervision of the registered nurse advanced practice registered nurse physician assistant physician dentist or podiatrist. The LVN uses the nursing process to ensure physical social psychological and spiritual needs are met. The LVN is responsible for assisting in the determination of predictable healthcare needs of clients within structured healthcare settings who are experiencing common well-defined health problems with predictable outcomes. The LVN utilizes a systematic approach to provide individualized goal-directed nursing care. The LVN coordinates care between members of the healthcare team to optimize the patientclients understanding of their condition and care requirements within the LVN scope of practice.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing.
LicensureCertification Current licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the state of TexasBasic Life Support from a hospital-based American Heart Association AHA approved programOther certificates as required by unitservice.
Work Experience Experience in area of specialty preferred.
Equipment Operated Computer IV pumps vital signs monitor other unit-specific medical equipment.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Communication Skills Above Average Verbal Heavy Public Contact
Other Skills Analytical Medical Terms PC
Work Schedule Weekends Holidays Flexible Overtime On Call