Licensed Vocational Nurse - General Medicine - Covenant Levelland
Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: Levelland
Posted on: August 5, 2022
Job Description:
Covenant Health is seeking a On Call / Per Diem, Day Shift
Licensed Vocational Nurse for MS General Medicine Department at
Covenant Levelland. Apply Today! Applicants that meet
qualifications will receive a text with some additional questions
from our Modern Hire system. Job Summary: Administers nursing care
to patients within an assigned unit. Supervises non-licensed
nursing personnel. Under the direct supervision of a registered
nurse. Essential Functions:
- Demonstrates the ability to transfer scientific knowledge from
social, biological, and physical sciences in applying the nursing
process.
- Demonstrates knowledge and competency in performing baseline
nursing skills. Maintains clinical competencies according to
departmental standards.
- Under supervision of the RN, identifies information necessary
to plan and administer care.
- Identifies and determines priority of the patients
needs/problems, anticipates emergencies, complications of
pathology, and assists others in implementing complex care.
- Administers all medications and treatments according to
hospital policy and procedure, accepted standards of care, and unit
guidelines.
- Communicates effectively with the RN, patients, families, and
physicians. Documenting patient status, patient needs/problems,
nursing intervention/patient response, safety interventions, and
education/teaching.
- Assists the RN in the development of a plan of care that
includes discharge planning, realistic and measurable goals, and
appropriate nursing interventions to produce desired outcomes with
the patients.
- Maintains a safe work environment by adhering to JCAHO and
other regulatory requirements. Reports untoward incidents per
hospital policy.
- Maintains a committed and cooperative attitude with staffing,
promoting teamwork and harmony by readily assisting other staff and
patients without being asked to do so. Minimum Position
Qualification: Education:
- Graduate of an accredited licensed vocational school of
nursing.
- Heart Failure Clinic (HC6): Annual education on current
concepts in management of Heart Failure. Experience: Cardiac Cath
Lab Holding Area: 1 year experience as an LVN in a Critical Care
area. License / Certifications:
- Current Texas L.V.N. license required or a new graduate that
meets the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become
licensed in the state of Texas or approved compact State for
LVN
- BLS (AHA) certification within 30 days of employment.
- ACLS within 1 year Covenant Health is celebrating over 100
years of serving Lubbock and our South Plains region. As the oldest
and largest health system in Lubbock and the region, we currently
employ over 5,200 people with a medical staff of over 600
physicians. For over 100 years, Covenant has been driven by a
mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for
the whole person - mind, body and spirit. Our vision and
differentiator is we are the only faith-based, integrated health
network in the West Texas/eastern New Mexico region dedicated to a
Christian ministry of healing. As an expression of our mission, we
believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and
treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters. Our ministry includes
six hospitals with over 1,100 licensed beds: Covenant Medical
Center - CMC Covenant Children's Covenant Specialty Covenant
Plainview - PLV Covenant Levelland - LVL Trustpoint (joint venture:
Rehab Hospital of Lubbock) Covenant Medical Group (CMG) Covenant
Health Partners Hospice of Lubbock Covenant Health's total service
area includes 25 counties that covers most of West Texas and
eastern New Mexico. The service area covers approximately 750,000
people and approximately 35,000 square miles. Covenant provides
equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to
federal law requirements, Covenant complies with applicable state
and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every
location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies
to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting,
hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall,
transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Positions
specified as "on call, per diem" refers to employment consisting of
shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff
vacancies. Company: Covenant Health Category: LPN / LVN Req ID:
R353637
Keywords: Providence Health & Services, Lubbock , Licensed Vocational Nurse - General Medicine - Covenant Levelland, Healthcare , Levelland, Texas
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