Huntsville Memorial Hospital

Nonprofit community hospital in Huntsville, Texas

LVN - Surgical

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHuntsville, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate of a school of vocational nursing.
Current licensure as a Vocational Nurse in the State of Texas, or immediately eligible.
Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of employment and before administering patient care independently.
Frequent standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, and reaching are required; occasional sitting, bending, squatting, climbing, kneeling, and twisting are required.
Visual and hearing acuity and color vision are required to perceive changes in patients’ skin color and the colors of medicines and solutions.
Work is mostly indoors, with good ventilation and comfortable temperature; possible exposure includes toxic or caustic chemicals or detergents, moving mechanical parts, potential electric shock, radiant energy, communicable diseases, and blood-borne pathogens.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care to assigned patients under general supervision of a Registered Nurse and perform approved nursing procedures.
Assist with assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care; serve as a patient advocate.
Assist patients with daily care and activities, perform patient-care procedures and treatments for patients with complicated nursing problems, and assist with care of patients in critical condition.
Assist with the safety, comfort, care, and treatment of patients according to established standards.
Participate in the Hospital’s Quality Improvement and Service Excellence programs and adhere to department and organizational policies and procedures.
Use the nursing process to plan, provide, document, and evaluate care.
Collect data for the Registered Nurse’s nursing assessment through ongoing and systematic collection.
Coordinate and plan nursing-care delivery with a multidisciplinary team, make appropriate clinical decisions in patient care, and collaborate with the healthcare team to develop care plans prescribing interventions for expected outcomes.
Deliver appropriate care at a competent level according to patient and population needs and implement interventions identified in the Plan of Care.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and communicate effectively with physicians and other team members.
Provide patient and family teaching based on each patient’s needs and plan ways to meet those needs.
Administer and reconcile medications appropriately.
Follow infection-prevention protocols.
Respect patient rights, including confidentiality, informed consent, and privacy.
Participate in ongoing interdisciplinary evaluation of programs, process improvement, and desired client-centered outcomes.
Meet mandatory and continuing education and competence-validation requirements; support department goals; serve as a preceptor, mentor, and resource to less experienced staff.
Participate in survey-readiness activities and ensure department compliance with regulatory standards.
Follow the HMH Legal Compliance Code of Conduct.
Maintain patient confidentiality and appropriately handle protected health information.
Maintain a safe work environment and report safety concerns appropriately.
Perform other related duties as assigned.
Interact primarily with hospital staff, medical staff, patients, and visitors as part of an interdisciplinary care and service-delivery team.

Desired Qualifications

One year of Med/Surg experience is preferred.

LVN - Surgical (Night Shift)

Huntsville Memorial Hospital · Huntsville, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-02-26

Workplace: on_site

Department: Surgical

Description

POSITION PURPOSE

Under general supervision of the Registered Nurse, the LVN provides direct nursing care to assigned patients; performs approved nursing procedures. Assists in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care. Serves as a patient advocate within the healthcare system. Responsible for assisting patients with daily care and activities, performs patient care procedures and treatments to patients with complicated nursing problems and assists with the care of patients in critical condition. Responsible for assisting with the safety, comfort, care, and treatment of patients according to established standards. Participates in the Hospital’s Quality Improvement and Service Excellence programs. Demonstrates understanding of the philosophy and objectives, and adheres to policy and procedures of the department and organization.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Every effort has been made to make this job description as complete as possible. However, it in no way states or implies that these are the only duties the incumbent will be required to perform. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or is a logical assignment to the position.

Utilizes the nursing process to plan, provide, document and evaluate care.
Performs data collection for the nursing assessment by a Registered Nurse. Conducts an ongoing and systematic collection of data.
Coordinates and plans delivery of nursing care with a multidisciplinary team and administers appropriate clinical decisions in the delivery of patient care. Collaborates with the entire healthcare team to develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain expected outcomes.
Delivers appropriate care to patients, at a competent level, according to the needs of the patient and population served. Implements the interventions identified in the Plan of Care.
Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes. Effectively communicates with physicians and other team members.
Provides patient/family teaching based on the needs of each patient and plans ways to meet those needs.
Administers and reconciles medications appropriately.
Adheres to infection prevention protocols.
Demonstrates an understanding of patient rights, including those pertaining to confidentiality, informed consent and privacy.
Demonstrates adaptability, problem solving and professional behavior at all times.
Participates in a systemic, interdisciplinary, and ongoing evaluation of programs, process improvement, and desired client-centered outcomes.
Promotes individual professional growth and development by meeting requirements for mandatory/continuing education, competence validation; supports department-based goals which contributed to the success of the organization; serves as preceptor, mentor and resource to less experienced staff.
Actively participates in survey readiness activities and assures that department is compliant with all regulatory standards.
Abides by the HMH Legal Compliance Code of Conduct.
Maintains patient confidentiality and appropriate handling of PHI.
Maintains a safe work environment and reports safety concerns appropriately.
Performs all other related duties as assigned.

LATITUDE, CONTACTS/INTERACTIONS

All positions of Huntsville Memorial Hospital are part of an interdisciplinary team, and as such, participate in the care and service delivery process through effective interaction with other team members. Primarily interacts with hospital staff, medical staff, patients, and visitors.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Graduate of a school of vocational nursing.
Experience: One year of Med/Surg experience preferred.
Licensure/Certification: Current licensure as a Vocational Nurse in the State of Texas, or immediately eligible. Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days of employment, before patient care is administered independently.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF WORKING CONDITIONS

Frequent: standing, walking, lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling & reaching.
Occasional: sitting, bending, squatting, climbing kneeling, twisting.
Visual and hearing acuity required; Color vision required for perceiving changes in patients’ skin color and colors of medicines and solutions. Work is mostly inside, with good ventilation and comfortable temperature.
Possible exposure to: toxic/caustic chemicals or detergents, moving mechanical parts, potential electric shock, radiant energy, communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off
Short Term & Long Term Disability
Training & Development
Wellness Resources

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About the Company

Huntsville Memorial Hospital

Nonprofit community hospital in Huntsville, Texas

Huntsville Memorial Hospital is a nonprofit acute care community hospital serving Walker County and surrounding communities in Texas. Its Heart and Vascular Center treats patients in the early stages of a heart attack, and the hospital holds Primary Stroke Center designation. Hospital and outpatient services cover emergency care, surgery, rehabilitation and women's health, while its medical clinic is a teaching site for Sam Houston State University's family medicine residency. Founded in 1927 and headquartered in Huntsville, Texas, the hospital operates through Huntsville Community Hospital, a partnership of Community Hospital Corporation and Walker County Hospital District.

Company size: 501-1,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Huntsville, TX
Founded: 1927

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