UTHealth Houston

Health sciences university in Houston, TX

Licensed Vocational Nurse-Intermediate

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

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

About the Job

Requirements

Function within the nursing process as defined by the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
Use analytical thinking to analyze information and coordinate work within schedule constraints and handle emergent requirements in a timely manner.
Meet all training and competency requirements.

Responsibilities

Provide general nursing care to patients under the supervision of an RN, a Dentist, or a member of the Medical Staff.
Participate as an integral part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing quality patient care.
Sort, prioritize, and manage patient messages and calls to assist providers in assessing and caring for patients; manage the scheduling of patient appointments.
Take vital signs and medical history; complete blood pressure checks and injections; administer medication.
Coordinate prescription refills and authorizations following protocol.
Maintain assigned work area with supplies and equipment; clean, stock, and maintain exam rooms, procedure rooms, instruments, and equipment.
Perform Point of Care Testing (POCT), and document and report clinical findings to the Registered Nurse 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.

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 to assist providers in assessing and caring for patients; manages the scheduling of patient appointments.
Takes vital signs and medical history; completes blood pressure checks and injections; administers medication.
Coordinates prescription refills and authorizations following protocol.
Maintains assigned work area with supplies and equipment, cleans, stocks and maintains exam rooms, procedure rooms, instruments and equipment
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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