Full-Time
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Hospital
Preferred Management
Rural hospital management and consulting
No salary listed
Wellington, TX, USA
In Person
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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- Current Vocational Nurse licensure.
- Basic Life Support certificate.
- Competence in medical terminology, clinical skills, medical equipment use, infection control and prevention practices, nursing regulations, and dosage calculations.
- Ability to maintain discretion and confidentiality in communications and handle protected health information appropriately.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English.
- Ability to maintain required certifications and continuing education.
- Ability to respond to unusual or varied situations not covered by existing standards, procedures, or precedents.
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, ascend and descend stairs, handle objects, tools, or controls, reach with the hands and arms, lift 25 pounds, and occasionally assist in moving adult patients.
- Ability to use a stethoscope to assess breath sounds and Korotkoff sounds.
- Provide direct and individualized nursing care to an assigned group of patients under the supervision of a registered professional nurse.
- Conduct focused assessments after the registered nurse completes initial comprehensive assessments.
- Contribute to the planning and implementation of nursing care.
- Participate in developing and modifying ongoing nursing care plans.
- Communicate with patients, families, ancillary personnel, and hospital departments involved in patient care.
- Assist with patient and family health teaching under the direction of a registered nurse.
- Share responsibility for planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care plans and nursing care.
- Prepare, administer, and record medications according to medication-administration policies.
- Participate in emergency situations.
- Communicate ongoing patient status to the registered nurse.
- Document information concisely, accurately, and completely.
- Identify and use appropriate communication channels.
- Comply with state board of nursing practice standards.
- Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned, requested, or required.
- Function as a patient advocate and provide nursing care appropriate to the patient's condition.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification is highly recommended.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification is highly recommended.
- One year of clinical practice is preferred.
Preferred Management supports rural hospitals and clinics with management, consulting and operational leadership. Its work includes finance, strategic planning, rural health clinic development, performance improvement and interim administration for community healthcare organizations. The company helps local boards and leadership teams navigate the distinctive reimbursement, staffing and service challenges of rural care. It is a healthcare management partner rather than a hospital chain, with services tailored to strengthening locally governed facilities and sustaining access in smaller communities.
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