UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

Licensed Vocational Nurse-Senior - Urology

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeSan Antonio, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A high school diploma is required.
Function within the nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
Meet all training and competency requirements.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
Analyze information and use logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

Provide general nursing care to patients under the supervision of an RN, a Dentist, or a member of the Medical Staff.
Support the mission, vision, and patient promise throughout all interactions.
Participate as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing high-quality patient care.
Sort, prioritize, and manage patient messages and calls; manage the scheduling of patient appointments.
Prepare patients for examination, set up and maintain a sterile field, assist clinical staff with examinations and clinical care, and document care.
Assist providers with procedures, perform patient discharges, and verify communication of instructions with patients and families.
Maintain the assigned work area and supplies and equipment; clean, stock, and maintain exam rooms, procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment; transport patients safely.
Perform Point of Care Testing (POCT), document findings, and report clinical findings to the RN in charge and/or Provider.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Under supervision by an RN, a Dentist, or a member of the Medical Staff, the LVN is responsible for providing general nursing care to patients. May lead or mentor lower-level team members.

Education: High school diploma
Functions within the required nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
Supports the mission, vision and patient promise throughout all interactions.
Communicates effectively, written and verbally.
Possesses analytical thinking – this role requires analyzing information and using logic to coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
Participates as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing the highest quality of care to the patient.
Meets all training and competency requirements.

Sorts, prioritizes, and manages patient messages and calls; manages the scheduling of patient appointments.
Prepares patient for examination, sets up and maintains sterile field, and assists clinical staff with examinations and clinical care, and documents.
Assists providers with procedures, performs patient discharges and verifies communication of instructions with patient and family.
Maintains assigned work area with supplies and equipment, cleans, stocks and maintains exam rooms, procedure rooms, instruments and equipment; transports patients safely.
Performs Point of Care Testing (POCT), documents and reports clinical findings to Registered Nurse (RN) in charge and/or Provider.
Performs all other duties as assigned.

About the Company

UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

UTHealth Houston is a public academic health university in Houston, Texas. Its schools educate health professionals and researchers across medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, biomedical sciences, informatics, and behavioral sciences.

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