What are the responsibilities and job description for the LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse position at Relode?
Position Overview
Relode is seeking a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) to provide direct patient care onsite within a correctional healthcare facility in Huntsville, Texas.
This position is ideal for an LVN who is comfortable working in a structured, fast-paced clinical environment and wants to make a meaningful impact by providing essential healthcare services to an underserved patient population.
As a Corrections LVN, you will work alongside healthcare professionals and correctional staff to deliver safe, compassionate, and timely nursing care. Responsibilities include patient assessments, medication administration, chronic care support, treatment coordination, and responding to a variety of healthcare needs within the facility.
What You'll Do
- Provide direct nursing care to patients within a correctional healthcare setting
- Perform routine health assessments and monitor changes in patient condition
- Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and established protocols
- Monitor vital signs and document patient care accurately in the medical record
- Assist with chronic disease management and ongoing treatment plans
- Respond to urgent and emergent medical situations as needed
- Provide wound care, injections, screenings, and other nursing procedures within LVN scope of practice
- Communicate patient concerns and changes in condition to physicians, RNs, and other members of the healthcare team
- Maintain medication, infection-control, and safety standards
- Follow all facility security procedures while providing professional and compassionate patient care
- Collaborate with correctional officers and healthcare staff to support a safe and efficient clinical environment
Schedule
This position follows a 4:3 rotating schedule, providing a consistent work rotation and additional days off compared with a traditional five-day workweek.
Specific shift hours and rotation details will be reviewed during the interview process.
Qualifications
- Current and unrestricted Texas Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license
- Graduate of an accredited vocational or practical nursing program
- Current CPR/BLS certification
- Strong clinical assessment and medication administration skills
- Ability to work effectively in a structured correctional healthcare environment
- Strong communication, documentation, and organizational skills
- Ability to remain professional and composed in high-pressure situations
- Must meet all facility background, security, and credentialing requirements
Preferred Experience
- Previous correctional healthcare experience
- Experience in acute care, emergency care, behavioral health, long-term care, or other high-volume clinical environments
- Experience managing chronic conditions, medication administration, and wound care
Why Join Relode?
This opportunity gives you the chance to use your nursing experience in a unique healthcare environment while providing essential care to patients who depend on skilled clinical professionals.
You'll work as part of a collaborative healthcare team with a structured schedule and the opportunity to develop valuable experience in correctional and institutional healthcare.
Salary : $1,404 - $1,829