LVN - Correctional Health (7p - 7a)

Company: JPS Health Network
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

Who We AreJPS Health Network is a $950 million, tax-supported health care system in North Texas. Licensed for 578 beds, the network features 75 locations across Fort Worth, with John Peter Smith Hospital --home to Tarrant County's first and only Level 1 Trauma Center, only psychiatric emergency services site, and the largest hospital-based family medical residency program in the nation - and more than 40 community-based clinics. All told, our network employs more than 7,200 people.Acclaim is our multispecialty medical practice group featuring over 300 providers serving the JPS Health Network. Specialties range from primary care to general surgery and trauma. The Acclaim group formed around a common set of incentives and expectations supporting the operational, financial, and clinical performanceoutcomes of the network. Our goal is to provide high quality, compassionate clinical care for every patient, every time.Why JPS?We're more than a hospital. We're 7,200 of the most dedicated people you could ever meet. Our goal is to make sure the people of our community get the care they need and deserve. As community stewards, we abide by three rules:1. Own it.Everyone who wears the JPS badge contributes to our journey to excellence.2. Seek joy.Every day, every shift, we celebrate our patients, smile, and emphasize positivity.3. Don't be a jerk.Everyone is treated with courtesy and respect. Smiling, laughter, compassion - key components of our everyday experience at JPS.When working here, you're surrounded by passion, diversity, and dedication. We look forward to meeting you!For more information, visit .To view all job vacancies, visit or .Job Description:Description: The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) -CORR provides direct patient care and assists with admissions. Provides professional clinical assistance to Nurse Assistants, Student Vocational Nurses, Unit Secretaries, and Technicians.?????????Typical Duties:* Performs complete data collection of patient and other various duties and direct care with regard to age and developmental stage, presenting complaint, and pertinent history.* Delivers nursing care to assigned group of patients including education directed towards identified knowledge deficits, and pain management utilizing the nursing process.* Delivers quality nursing care while minimizing the risk of infection, contamination, harm, or injury.* Participates in the performance improvement process within the Network, Hospital, and department..* Guides, educates, and provides leadership as a preceptor to new LVNs following 6 months of employment.* Conducts specified bedside laboratory tests.* Maintains accurate, detailed reports and records.* Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in patients' conditions.* Records patients' medical information and vital signs.* Performs other related duties as assigned.Qualifications:Required Education and Experience:* Graduated from an accredited school of vocational nursing.* Completion of unit specific competency based orientation program within 90 days.Preferred Education and Experience:* 6 plus months of experience in an inpatient setting..Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:* Current licensure to practice vocational nursing in the State of Texas by the Board of Nurse Examiners.* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.* Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.Location Address:100 N. Lamar StreetFort Worth, Texas, 76102United States

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