Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) FT Day/Night

Community Hospital Corporation; Odessa (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

ContinueCARE Hospital in Odessa, TX is seeking a licensed vocational nurse to provide direct and indirect care for adult and geriatric patients. The LVN must graduate from an accredited LVN program, hold an unrestricted LVN license, and maintain BLS certification.

Experience in an acute care hospital is required and essential for effective patient care throughout shifts. The LVN will supervise and delegate patient care tasks to CNAs and other team members, promote teamwork with physicians and

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited LVN program.
• Unrestricted LVN license.
• BLS certification.
• Experience in an acute care hospital.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect nursing care for patients aged 18 and older to geriatric.
• Supervise and delegate patient care tasks to CNAs and other team members.
• Promote teamwork with physicians and departments; adhere to nursing standards and nursing process.

Skills

Unrestricted LVN license

Acute care experience

BLS Certification

Graduate LVN program

Education

Accredited LVN program

Job description

At ContinueCARE Hospital, we take pride in the care we provide for patients with an average length of stay of 25 days in a variety of specialty programs. Our staff enjoy our small-hospital environment inside of a large acute care hospital. Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited LVN program Unrestricted LVN license BLS Certification Experience working in an acute care hospital required. The Licensed Vocational Nurse is responsible for the direct and indirect nursing care of all patients ranging in age from 18 years to geriatric. He/she is also responsible for the overall direction and supervision of all patient care during his.her shift. Demonstrates the knowledge and skill to carry out the nursing process when providing care to patients. Satisfies the established standards of the nursing practice. Supervises and delegates patient care task CNA and other patient care team members. Promotes teamwork with physicians and personnel of other departments. As appropriate, takes into consideration the patients' age in the performance of any task.

ContinueCARE Hospital is a tobacco and drug free workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.