At our company, our mission starts with our people. Guided by our HEART values—Humility, Excellence, Accountability, Respect, and Trust—we strive to create a workplace where teammates feel valued, supported, and empowered to do their best work every day. As a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), you’ll gather patient information, assess patients, and provide direct care in a fast-paced setting. You’ll collaborate with other members of the healthcare team to provide age-appropriate care.
Responsibilities
- Collect patient and family data, including biophysical, psychosocial, developmental, cultural, and environmental information, per practice protocol
- Collect and document vital signs, BMI, height, weight, and the reason for the visit with 100% accuracy. Update documentation to indicate whether the patient has received care at another location since their last visit
- Prepare patients for examinations per practice protocol
- Assist the provider during treatments, examinations, and testing as directed and within your scope of practice
- Complete treatments as directed by the provider and within your scope of practice.
- Document all interventions per practice protocol
- Administer medications and immunizations as directed by the provider and per practice protocol. Document administration in the electronic health record
- Provide patient and family education as instructed by the provider or practice protocol Document the education in the electronic health record
- Verify coverage with the payer to assess the patient’s eligibility before initiating a referral
- Collect specimens and perform laboratory tests
- Verify provider orders and patient identity per practice protocol
- Demonstrate Creating SMILES and AIDET philosophies when interacting with patients, families, and coworkers
- Performance is evaluated through evaluator observation, provider feedback, and review of the electronic health record
- As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED required
- Diploma or certificate from a school of vocational nursing required, OR documentation from the Texas Board of Nursing verifying an exception to the vocational nursing diploma requirement
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license in the State of Texas required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association required
Texas Children’s Pediatrics is the nation’s largest primary pediatric care network with more than 200 physicians dedicated to the health care needs of infants to teenagers in over 50 locations throughout the greater Houston area. As part of our goal to build a community of healthy children, Texas Children's Pediatrics Community Cares Program provides trusted, high-quality pediatric medical services for children who otherwise would seek care from emergency centers or possibly go without care or treatment due to low family incomes and/or lack of health insurance.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.