Rusk State Hospital has positions open for Licensed Vocational Nurses II - Cypress Unit

Job Title: Licensed Vocational Nurse II - Cypress Unit

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Shift: Evenings (Second)

Posting Number: 89597

Job Location: 1601 N. Dickinson Dr., Rusk, Texas 75785

Contact: AccessHR Service Center

Salary Range: $2,131.66 - $2,939.16

Travel: 5%

Job Description: The LVN II works under the direct supervision of a Registered Nurse to provide for the care, treatment, and general welfare of patients.  Responsibilities include: medication transcription and administration, performance focused nursing assessment for the basic care, treatment and general welfare of patients, documentation of basic information concerning patient, observing and reporting significant observations related to patient's mental/physical condition, maintaining accountability for medications, assigned medication room, and the security of assigned unit keys, providing basic patient/family education, implementing a basic nursing care plan, supporting hospital safety, risk management, and infection control programs, and restraint and seclusion reduction strategies, maintaining competency, management of the unit in the absence for the RN, and attending work as scheduled.  Completion of work requires significant supervision with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Knowledge Skills Abilities:  Focused nursing assessment Principles of biological, physical, and social science as acquired in vocational nursing school Nursing techniques and procedures Continuous quality Improvement Infection Control Procedures Mental Health & Mental Illness Team processes Medication transcription, administration Therapeutic Communication Use of Medical Equipment to include: glucometer, AED, Oxygen Observe, identify, and describe verbally and in writing patient behaviors Patient and family education, Heimlich Maneuver, First Aid and PMAB (Sections 1 - 3 required) Successful working relationships with other National Patient Safety goals in relation to patient care and medication administration.

Registration or Licensure Requirements: Graduation from an accredited LVN program with a valid permit to practice in the State of Texas while awaiting licensure.  OR Licensed as a LVN in the state of Texas or in a party state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact as described In Art. 4538b of the Nurse Practice Act.

To Apply:

Apply online & find out more about his position at http://accesshr.hhsc.state.tx.us.  Then click on HHS Job Opportunities found under Prospective Employees section.  Go to the New Member section and select My Profile from the menu bar.  Complete all required fields.  Complete the Future Access section of the Profile page.  Then search for a job. 

For more information, contact Glenda Bruce, Job Requisition Coordinator at (903) 683-7237