LVN Bridge Program Rehab Inpatient Hospital
Full Time
Tyler, TX 75701
Posted
Job description
Overview:
Advancing Healthcare Together – The Future of Healthcare is in East Texas
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Service
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
UT Health East Texas is an equal opportunity employer (including veterans and persons with disabilities).
Join UT Health East Texas as a Full Time, Night Shift, Rehab, LVN!
Advancing Healthcare Together – The Future of Healthcare is in East Texas
World-class care, technology, service and research – right in your neighborhood.
Why UT Health - East Texas?
Representing the very best in healthcare, UT Health East Texas is comprised of 10 hospitals and more than 50 clinics across east Texas. With nearly 7,500 employees and over 1,000 licensed in-patient beds, UT Health East Texas provides healthcare services to thousands of patients annually through our hospitals, clinics, Level 1 trauma facility, air emergency fleet and EMS service in a metropolitan service area of a quarter-million people.
Rehabilitation Hospital is unique in that is it provides care for those patients needing acute care physical rehabilitation. Rehabilitation patients typically require three modalities of service (PT/OT, Wound Care, Nutrition, Nursing, Speech, etc.) and stay in the hospital for an average of 15 days. The multi-disciplinary approach used in the Rehabilitation Hospital allows nurses to hone a variety of skills, while cultivating meaningful relationships with patients over the course of their stay.
UT Health Rehabilitation Hospital occupies two floors within the Olympic Center, the patients receive three hours of therapy daily. Nursing has opportunity to work with all of the different specialties creating a wonderful culture of holistic nursing.
To ensure continuity of care, the Rehabilitation Hospital has a dedicated rehabilitation physician that follows each patient for the duration of his or her stay. They are also seen daily by an Internal Medicine physician. Not only is this model a patient satisfier, but a staff satisfier, as each caregiver always has a firm handle on the physician’s care plan and expectations for each patient.
We are very excited to have you join us in our LVN to RN Bridge Program. Your Incentive Bonus Agreement is attached in the offer details, please review carefully.
POSITION SUMMARY:
As a LVN at UTHET, you are expected to be a competent clinician. You are experienced, knowledgeable and skilled in [specialty area]. You will be responsible for responsible for providing technical and human assistance under the direction of licensed personnel to provide care for a defined group of patients to achieve quality patient outcomes
Major Responsibilities/Duties/Critical Tasks:
- Work under the close supervision of registered nurses where they perform many of the same tasks as the nursing assistants.
- Utilize nursing knowledge and skills in the safe implementation of basic preventative therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing care of assigned patient/family as evidenced by documentation and observation of positive patient care outcomes.
- Perform delegated independent nursing functions using established procedures, policies, guidelines and standards as observed by the registered nurse.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
- Actively enrolled in ADN or RN program. Must remain active for program consideration.
- Participates in continuing education activities as applicable.
Experience:
- Healthcare experience, clinic experience extremely preferred
- Basic personal computer skills and comfort with Microsoft Windows operating system; database and word processing skills required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Active listening skills
- Good problem solving skills
- Patient record documentation skills
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to think strategically and act tactically
- Ability to handle multiple tasks at the same time
- Ability to embrace the client relationship to guide decisions and actions
- Demonstrates good team work
Certification and Licensure:
- Current Texas Licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse
- BLS Certification
Compliance Requirements
- Comply with regulatory requirements, guidelines, and policies
BEHAVIORAL STANDARDS:
Service
- Patient Centered Customer Service: Genuinely care about people.
- Cultivate a compassionate environment: Changing lives for the better together
Quality
- Clinical and Operational Excellence: A relentless drive to be the best.
- Holistic Approach: Think and act for the benefit of the whole.
People
- Promote a collaborative environment: Build effective working relationships with others.
- Identify and Develop Talent: Prepare others to deliver excellence.
Financial
- Business Acumen: Know, own and drive our business.
- Continually Simplify and Improve: Work to make everything as efficient as possible.
Growth
- Foster Innovation: Seek and apply leading edge solutions.
- Set Clear Direction: Tell others where you are going, how to get there and why.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to sit/stand for long periods of time while completing work on a computer
- Ability to lift 10 or more pounds
- Ability to move throughout the workplace
Now that you have read about what you will be doing and the experience we seek, it is time to apply and make a difference in the lives of our patients.
UT Health East Texas is an equal opportunity employer (including veterans and persons with disabilities).
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