Vocational Nurse in Emergency Care Unit (Hiring Immediately) - Texarkana

Description**

_**Summary:**_

the highest level of wellness.

_**Responsibilities:**_

• Maintains consistency with Administrative and Departmental policies with appropriate behavior, dress, attitude, attendance, confidentiality, professionalism, and reliability.
• Ensures professional discretion and confidentiality of hospital related information concerning patients, physicians, associates and visitors.
• Complies with conditions of employment as stated in the associate handbook and Administrative and Departmental policies.
• Complies with dress code policy.
• Limits non-emergency personal telephone calls to breaks and mealtimes.
• Assists the RN in the nursing process to provide information for development of the plan of care.
• Supports the RN by providing information for the development of the plan of care.
• Promptly reports identified changes in the patients condition.
• Reviews and utilizes diagnostic data, medical orders and nursing assessment in order to provide continuity of care in accordance with the plan of care.
• Demonstrates an ability to respond appropriately andor report abnormal clinicallaboratory findings or results.
• Sets priorities for care of patients based on acuity andor patientfamily preference.
• Accurately reports and documents the patients symptoms, responses, and status to reflect the nursing care plan developed by the RN.
• Safely performs and documents nursing procedures required by patient assignment consistent with scientific principles of nursing and policy and procedure.
• Promotes and participates in patientfamily education and counseling based on health needs.
• Reports learning needs of the patient and family to be included in the teaching plan of care.
• Documentation reflects teaching, explains tests, treatments, medications, procedures, and disease process to the patient and family as needed.
• Assists in ensuring that discharge needs are met including food and drug interactions, test, procedures, medications, and equipment and return appointments.
• Demonstrates competence to perform skills for which training has been provided, including:
• Completion of required CBSA.
• Unit specific skills.
• Demonstrationcompletion of annual competency.
• Participates in nursing research andor quality improvement activities.
• Participates in unit-based quality improvement programsmeetings.
• Participates in data collection for unit-based quality improvement programs.

_**Requirements:**_

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Basic Computer Knowledge
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written.
• Successful completion of LVN LPN training.

• Prefer 6 months of clinical practice in an acute care environment.

• Maintain current state licensure and provide the hospital with verification.
• Maintain current BCLS certification.

**_Work Type:_**

Full Time

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