Licensed Vocational Nurse

Job Summary

Under general supervision, performs a wide variety of professional level of nursing duties for patients served in the clinical areas.

Qualifications

Education

• • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • Completion of an accredited nursing program
• Preferred
  • Associate’s degree in Nursing

Experience:

• Preferred
  • Two or more years of experience in Nursing

Certification/Licensure:

• Required
  • Graduate Vocational Nurse (GVN) Permit, with authorization to practice in the State of Texas
    • Graduates who do not present a permit to practice within sixty (60) days of graduation will be transferred to an applicable position, if available, with corresponding pay.

 

• • Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), with authorization to practice in the State of Texas
    • Must obtain license within six (6) months from temporary permit issuance date.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
    • Must obtain within ninety (90) days of start date
• Preferred
  • Certification in a Nursing Specialty Area, by an organization recognized by the Texas Board of Nursing
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification