Licensed Vocational Nurse - Acute Orthopedics

CHRISTUS Health•Tyler, TX

17d

About The Position

Under supervision, the Licensed Vocational Nurse provides professional nursing care to clinic patients and collaborates with providers in a team setting to facilitate quality patient care. The role includes general nursing care, administering treatments within nursing standards, assisting providers with examinations and procedures, monitoring and documenting patient conditions and responses to treatment, supporting patient flow and appointments, and educating patients and families according to provider instructions and established protocols. The position may involve a broad range of clinical procedures, subject to licensure, established procedures, appropriate training, and special-training verification where specified. Duties may also include coordinating testing, admissions, transfers, and discharges; handling telephone calls and provider-approved prescriptions; maintaining care plans, charts, files, and test results; preparing and restocking exam rooms; and following documentation, confidentiality, safety, infection-control, quality-assurance, and HIPAA requirements. The incumbent participates in required meetings and professional development and supports CHRISTUS’s mission, ethics, service guarantee, and cultural-diversity objectives.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of practical nursing or vocational nursing.
LVN license in the state of employment or a compact license.
BLS.

Responsibilities

Provide general nursing care and administer treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
Prepare equipment and assist providers during patient treatments, examinations, and testing.
Observe, record, and report patients’ conditions and reactions to medications or treatments.
Oversee appointment bookings, prioritize emergency patient preferences, and maintain timely patient flow.
Greet patients, obtain histories and vital signs, and prepare patients for physical examinations.
Instruct patients in specimen collection and testing.
Perform clinical procedures as permitted by licensure, established procedures, appropriate training, and required special-training verification. Listed procedures include vital-sign collection and initial assessments; specimen collection; catheterization; testing and screening; medication administration; wound care and dressings; splinting; respiratory care; patient mobility instruction; and assisting with examinations and procedures.
Coordinate patient testing, admissions, transfers to hospitals, and discharges as applicable.
Respond to telephone calls and, according to provider instructions or established protocols, call in approved prescription refills and prescriptions.
Instruct patients and families about medications and treatments and document the instructions.
Formulate and update patient care plans.
Order, prepare, and inspect patient charts; post test and examination results; review results with providers; document instructions; and notify patients.
Maintain patient files, records, and other information in accordance with documentation policies and procedures.
Prepare and restock exam rooms and treatment areas.
Attend required meetings, participate in committees as requested, and engage in professional development activities.
Maintain professional licensure and affiliations.
Protect the confidentiality of patient information and follow HIPAA requirements.
Follow CHRISTUS Physician Group policies and procedures, quality-assurance requirements, safety, environmental, and infection-control standards.
Perform other related work as required.