Overview

Distinctive Home & Health Care is a leading provider of healthcare to serve military installations across the United States. Our team of professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service and support for each one of our clients. Distinctive Healthcare is currently seeking to hire full time LVN to work at Sheppard AFB, Texas. 

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Vocational Nurse performing patient care and nursing administrative duties for outpatients in accordance with established policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines. Assists in routine care and treatment of patients, to include flying and special operational duty personnel, when required. Organizes the medical environment, performs and participates in support activities for outpatient care situations, including contingency operations and disasters.

• Monitors and records age appropriate physiological measurements.

• Must have understanding of and ability to correctly utilize and/or apply; medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, psychology, pharmacology, medical ethics and legal concepts, clinical procedures, patient care; emergency medical treatment to include cardiopulmonary resuscitation, aseptic technique, specimen collection, diagnostic testing, prepare and administer oral and parenteral (excluding IV) medications, vaccination procedures, mechanisms of anaphylaxis and shock and their treatment; prescription drugs and their administration; operating and maintaining therapeutic equipment, risk management, medical contingency operations, computer operations in the use of basic word processing, data entry and automated medical records.

• Experience performing care and treatment of patients; operating and maintaining therapeutic equipment; properly administering oral and parenteral medications; conducting paraprofessional portions of physical examinations; or assisting in medical treatment of patients in accordance with established procedures and protocols, within the LVN scope of practice. Shall have practiced as a License Vocational Nurse (LVN) performing hands-on patient care in the outpatient clinical setting for at least 12 months within the past 24 months.

• Orients new patients to the clinic/hospital environment.

• • • Assists with patient check-ins, admissions, discharges, and transfers as directed.

• Provides individualized patient teaching on appropriate topics to include preventative healthcare and health maintenance.

• Prepares and positions patients for diagnostic testing, examinations, treatments, and clinical procedures.

• Performs appropriate portions of medical examinations, treatment, diagnostic, and clinical procedures.

• Records treatment, procedure rendered, and observed effects.

• Identifies patient problems and accurately notifies nursing team of observations.

• Prepares and administers medications in accordance with scope of practice and training.

• Recognizes and responds to emergencies and performs basic life support measures.

• Performs appropriate portions of physical examinations including age appropriate physical measurements.

• Adheres to infection control procedures including use of personal protective equipment, disposal of waste, and aseptic technique.

• Performs central sterile supply duties.

• Ensures all equipment is properly assembled, operates, cleaned and stored at the end of each work shift. Ensures preventive maintenance and routine cleaning are performed as directed.

• Performs medical records reviews and applies appropriate protocols and guidelines to determine medical needs.

• Maintains patient medical records in electronic format as well as hard copy as required.

• Prepares and submits administrative reports.

• Participates in training and continuing education programs for new procedures, techniques, and equipment.

• Ensures a safe work environment and employee safe work habits.

• Establishes and maintains appropriate, professional, interpersonal relationships with co-workers, families, peers, and other team members.

Qualifications

 Degree: Certificate. Education: Graduate from an accredited community college, junior college, college, university orvocational nursing program approved by the appropriate State agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The National Leaguefor Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Experience: One year of practical or vocational nurse experience after graduation. Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license as a practical or vocational nurse.

EEOC Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.