What are the responsibilities and job description for the Licensed Vocational Nurse position at Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Ctr?
Join a nursing team that values your skills, supports excellence, and recognizes the impact of your work.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Managed Care is hiring Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to join our team at the Smith Unit, located in Lamesa, TX.
At TTUHSC, our LVNs are vital members of a multidisciplinary healthcare team providing safe, compassionate, and competent care within a correctional healthcare setting.
About the Smith Unit
The Smith Unit offers a fast-paced clinical environment where LVNs play a critical role in daily patient care, emergency response, chronic disease management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Nurses are empowered to utilize their assessment and critical-thinking skills while contributing to positive patient outcomes.
Now hiring for:
Experience: None required.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Managed Care is hiring Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to join our team at the Smith Unit, located in Lamesa, TX.
At TTUHSC, our LVNs are vital members of a multidisciplinary healthcare team providing safe, compassionate, and competent care within a correctional healthcare setting.
About the Smith Unit
The Smith Unit offers a fast-paced clinical environment where LVNs play a critical role in daily patient care, emergency response, chronic disease management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Nurses are empowered to utilize their assessment and critical-thinking skills while contributing to positive patient outcomes.
Now hiring for:
- Clinic Nurse | Rotating, 5:00 AM–5:00 PM
- Weekend Differential: $3/hr on weekend days
- Patient Care: Administer medications, perform assessments, and monitors patients' health conditions to ensure adherence to care plans.
- Clinical Observation: Identify and report changes in patient conditions, contributing to problem identification and the development of patient care goals.
- Medical Procedures Support: Prepare and operate essential medical equipment for procedures, examinations, and treatments.
- Documentation: Accurately record patient assessments, interventions, and medication administration in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- Collaboration: Work closely with healthcare providers and correctional staff to ensure coordinated care in a secure environment.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all healthcare policies, safety standards, and regulations, including proper medication storage and direct observation protocols.
- Emergency Response: Assist in medical emergencies triaging patients, and provide immediate care when necessary.
Experience: None required.
Salary : $3