Gateway Community Health Center
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Gateway Community Health Center, Leander, Texas, United States, 78641
Job Description
Job Description
Provides day-to-day coordination of outpatient services and is accountable to clinic administration. The individual will support patient safety, quality improvement, patient satisfaction, scheduling and supply management. SUPERVISION: Directly supervised by the Director of Nursing. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires standing, walking, stooping, bending, and kneeling. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds. Requires the use of office equipment, i.e., copiers, computers, etc., and medical equipment, i.e., accuchecks, EKG, Holters, etc. Duties: Administers medications, immunizations, and treatment and observes individuals for unusual symptoms and reactions. Conducts physical assessments of individual health needs and implements appropriate action. Implements and monitors case management service plans. Instructs and assists individuals in meeting their health care needs. Prepares, maintains, and reviews individual records and individual assessments. May participate in quality assurance reviews. Complies with all
State/Federal/Local
standards; Facility Policy, ICF Standards, and Texas Nurse Practice Act. Provides care in collaboration with other nursing staff members Demonstrates knowledge of and participates in Improving Organizational Performance activities. Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self, other nursing staff and students. Contributes to and supports the effective management of the department/clinic. Incorporates standards of practice, clinical practice protocols, etc. into practice in order to maximize clinical effectiveness. Demonstrates sensitivity to the values of self and others. Integrates personal values with the Center's Mission Involves patient/family in plan of care incorporating their cultural, spiritual and other belief systems. Identifies recurring clinical practice issues and contributes to the development of specific plans with the Chief of Clinical Services to relay at Clinical Leadership and/or the Compliance, Performance Improvement and Risk Management (CPIRM) meetings. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited LVN program. Active license as a LVN by the Texas State Board of Registered Nurse Examiners. Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience is preferred. BLS Certificate is required. Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred. Must be able to travel between clinic locations in Webb County, Zapata County and Jim Hogg County.
Job Description
Provides day-to-day coordination of outpatient services and is accountable to clinic administration. The individual will support patient safety, quality improvement, patient satisfaction, scheduling and supply management. SUPERVISION: Directly supervised by the Director of Nursing. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Requires standing, walking, stooping, bending, and kneeling. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying objects weighing up to 25 pounds. Requires the use of office equipment, i.e., copiers, computers, etc., and medical equipment, i.e., accuchecks, EKG, Holters, etc. Duties: Administers medications, immunizations, and treatment and observes individuals for unusual symptoms and reactions. Conducts physical assessments of individual health needs and implements appropriate action. Implements and monitors case management service plans. Instructs and assists individuals in meeting their health care needs. Prepares, maintains, and reviews individual records and individual assessments. May participate in quality assurance reviews. Complies with all
State/Federal/Local
standards; Facility Policy, ICF Standards, and Texas Nurse Practice Act. Provides care in collaboration with other nursing staff members Demonstrates knowledge of and participates in Improving Organizational Performance activities. Acquires and maintains knowledge in nursing practice and assumes responsibility for the professional development of self, other nursing staff and students. Contributes to and supports the effective management of the department/clinic. Incorporates standards of practice, clinical practice protocols, etc. into practice in order to maximize clinical effectiveness. Demonstrates sensitivity to the values of self and others. Integrates personal values with the Center's Mission Involves patient/family in plan of care incorporating their cultural, spiritual and other belief systems. Identifies recurring clinical practice issues and contributes to the development of specific plans with the Chief of Clinical Services to relay at Clinical Leadership and/or the Compliance, Performance Improvement and Risk Management (CPIRM) meetings. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited LVN program. Active license as a LVN by the Texas State Board of Registered Nurse Examiners. Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience is preferred. BLS Certificate is required. Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred. Must be able to travel between clinic locations in Webb County, Zapata County and Jim Hogg County.