Job Details
Extended Job Title
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Position Description
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 Dalby Unit, located in Post, 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 Dalby Unit
The Dalby 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.
Requisition ID
42408BR
Optional Attachments
Professional License/Certification
Travel Required
None
Pay Grade Maximum
$31.00
Major/Essential Functions
- 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.
24/7 Unit Coverage: The Dalby Unit will operates 24 hours a day with 12-hour shifts- 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM (day shift) and 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM (night shift).
Grant Funded?
No
Pay Grade Minimum
$28.56
Pay Basis
Hourly
Work Location
Post
Department
Post Dalby Unit
Required Attachments
Resume / CV
Job Type
Full Time
Pay Statement
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan/.
Occasional Duties
Other duties as assigned.
Shift
Other
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.
Required Qualifications
Current Vocational Nurse License in the State of Texas, or ability to transfer license to Texas, or scheduled to complete a program of vocational nursing within 120 days of applying for a position . Current CPR certification. Graduated from an approved accredited nursing program. New graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX- PN) on the first attempt.
Experience: None required.
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