LVN PRN - Diamond Hill Health Center

JPS Health Network•Fort Worth, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) PRN provides total nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with physicians’ orders, under the guidance and supervision of the nurse in charge. The position is based at Diamond Hill Health Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The role is PRN, and the shift is to be determined. The LVN delivers quality nursing care while minimizing risks of infection, contamination, harm, or injury. The position includes documenting patient information and vital signs, monitoring and reporting symptoms and changes in condition, conducting specified laboratory tests, maintaining accurate records, and completing documentation according to regulatory standards and organizational policies. The LVN also provides patient education and, after six months of employment, may guide and precept new LVNs and CMAs. Participation in performance-improvement initiatives is expected. The listed duties are not exhaustive and may change; staff may be assigned other duties.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Vocational Nursing.
Hold and maintain current licensure to practice vocational nursing in Texas through the Board of Nurse Examiners.
Hold and maintain current JPS-recognized Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Complete the unit-specific competency-based orientation program within 90 days, if applicable.
For Emergency Department and Critical Care positions: obtain ACLS within three months of hire and pass the EKG test within 90 days of hire; maintain the EKG qualification throughout employment.
For Emergency Department positions: complete Pediatric Life Support (PALS) within 90 days of hire and maintain the credential throughout employment.
For Inpatient Women’s Services positions: obtain Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within six weeks of employment.
For Emergency Department positions: obtain approved education and training in Non-Violent Crisis De-escalation within 90 days of hire and maintain it throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Six or more months of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Provide total nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with physicians’ orders and under the guidance and supervision of the nurse in charge.
Deliver quality nursing care while minimizing the risk of infection, contamination, harm, or injury.
Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms and changes in patients’ conditions.
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
Maintain accurate and detailed reports and records.
Complete documentation in accordance with regulatory standards, policies, and procedures.
Provide patient education directed toward identified knowledge deficits.
After six months of employment, guide, educate, and provide leadership as a preceptor to new LVNs and CMAs.
Participate in performance-improvement initiatives within JPS Health Network and the assigned department.
Perform other duties as assigned.