Vocational Nurse - Ambulatory Float Pool, Star Squad at UTMB Health Job Listing at DirectEmployers in Galveston, TX (Job ID 3981567-2024-07-20)

Description

Vocational Nurse - Ambulatory Float Pool, Star Squad

**Galveston, Texas, United States**

Nursing & Care Management

UTMB Health

Requisition # 2302724

**Minimum Qualifications:**

Graduation from a Licensed Vocational Nurse program and licensure/permit as a vocational nurse in the state of Texas. No experience required. Current BLS required.

**Job Summary:**

To provide direct nursing care to an assigned group of patients and performs nursing procedures within the scope of their education and demonstrated abilities.

**Job Duties:**

· Provides direct nursing care to assigned patients.

· Participates in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care given.

· Performs admission, discharge, and transfer procedures.

· Uses the nursing plan of care in daily assignments, able to review, and, under supervision, modify the plan of care.

· Demonstrates ability to observe and record the signs, symptoms, and behaviors including the physiological status of patients, presents. proposed revision of interventions, and desired outcomes.

· Delivers the designated nursing interventions to assigned patients that are consistent with the stated medical plan of care.

· Notifies appropriate nursing and medical staff of changes in patient status; recognizes patient care priorities, multidisciplinary treatment plans, and potential patient care crises.

· Follows physician's orders in the delivery of nursing care.

· Maintains patient's privacy and confidentiality of information and records at all times.

· Safely and properly administers medications and treatments.

· Executes written physician's orders for assigned patients.

· Assembles equipment and supplies for various diagnostic or treatment procedures in the specialty service area; performs or assists others with procedures or treatments.

· Adheres to required infection control, isolation procedures, and aseptic techniques in the delivery of patient care.

· Documents nursing care in all assigned patient records.

· Adheres to internal controls established for department.

· Performs related duties as required.

**Preference:**

Two year experience preferred

**Salary Range:**

Actual salary commensurate with experience.

Equal **Employment Opportunity**

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance women, minorities, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Compensation

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