Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from a Licensed Vocational Nurse programand licensure/permit as avocational nurse in the state of Texas. No experience required. Current BLS required.

Job Summary:

To provide direct nursing care toan assigned group of patients and performs nursing procedures within the scope of their education and demonstrated abilities.

Job Duties:

• Provides direct nursing care to assigned patients. 

• Participates in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care given

• Performs admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.

• Uses the nursing plan of care in daily assignments, able to review, and, under supervision, modify the plan of care.

• Demonstrates ability to observe and record the signs, symptoms, and behaviors including the physiological status of patients, presents proposed revisionof interventions,and desired outcomes

• Delivers the designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.

• Notifies appropriate nursing and medical staff of changes in patient status; recognizes patient care priorities, multidisciplinary treatment plans, and potential patient care crises. 

• Follows physician's orders in the delivery of nursing care.

• Maintains patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.

• Safely and properly administers medications and treatments.

• Executes written physician's orders for assigned patients.

• Assembles equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; performs or assists others with procedures or treatments.

• Adheres to required infection control, isolation procedures, and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care.

• Documents nursing care in all assigned patient records.

• Adheres to internal controls established for department. 

• Performs related duties as required.