Sr Lic Vocational Nurse-Student Health Services

Extended Job Title

Sr Lic Vocational Nurse-Student Health Services

Org Level 1

Texas Tech Univ Health Sciences Ctr

Org Level 7

513201 - Student Health Services Lbk

Position Description

Employees in this classification are experienced LVN's responsible for performing a wide variety of patient care activities in an assigned specialty or subspecialty outpatient clinic. Work is performed under the direction of a staff nurse and/or physician as part of a total health care team in providing complete evaluations to patients. Works under the direct supervision of staff nurse or physician. No delegated supervisory authority; may instruct co-workers and supervise them in the performance of special procedures. Work is performed under usual clinic conditions, necessitating a high degree of contact with patients, families and clinic personnel.

Requisition ID

39754BR

Travel Required

None

Pay Grade Maximum

Salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills.

Major/Essential Functions

Student Health Services at Texas Tech University is the on-campus medical care clinic exclusively for Texas Tech students. The mission of Student Health Services is to proudly provide compassionate, high-quality and accessible healthcare to Texas Tech students. This primary care clinic is an exciting place to work. It is a fast-paced, team-oriented environment where patients always come first.

The Sr. LVN will support our mission by:

• Welcoming patients warmly with compassion and enthusiasm.
• Listening carefully to patient needs presented face to face or over the telephone and communicating clear and accurate information in response to all members of the health care team
• Implementing teaching plans for patients and their families with well-defined health learning needs.
• Reporting data, identifies and reports alterations in patient responses to assist in the identification of problems and formulation of goals/ outcomes and patient-centered plans of care in collaboration with patients, their families, and the interdisciplinary health care team.
• Working collaboratively with other health care team members to ensure patient needs are met and clinic operations are efficient.
• Communicating with patients via telephone per clinic protocols.
• Utilizing appropriate protocols to triage walk-in patients and patients who call the clinic requiring assessment.
• Working under the supervision of a clinician and utilizing Standard Delegation Orders to manage a nurse clinic.
• Preparing and operating necessary equipment and instruments for examination, treatments and procedures.
• Assisting with or performs exams and procedures and documents intervention in EMR.
• Taking and recording accurate vital signs and measurements.
• Communicating patient data using EMR to support decision-making to improve patient care.
• Maintaining inventory of supplies in examination and procedure rooms.
• Participating in the identification of patient needs for referral to resources and facilitate continuity of care.
  Assisting in determining the physical and mental health status, needs, and preferences of culturally, ethnically, and socially diverse patients and their families.
• Assisting Nursing Team Leader with development and implementation of clinic goals, objectives, to facilitate improved patient outcomes.
• Managing refill requests and administering medications to patients following policies and procedures for medication management.
• Completing Annual Nursing Core Competency Training and Skills Fair.
• Participating in emergency preparedness drills in department.
• Attending nursing staff meetings.

Grant Funded?

No

Pay Grade Minimum

Salary commensurate with related education, experience and/or skills.

Pay Basis

Hourly

Work Location

Lubbock

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a hospital, ambulatory clinic, or community-based setting.
CPRBLS Certified.
Electronic Health Records (EHR) experience.
Experience in collecting specimens for point of care testing.
Experience in patient assessment and intake.
Experience with medication administration and reconciliation.
Experience with assisting clinicians with procedures.

Campus

HSC - Lubbock

Department

Student Health Services Lbk

Job Type

Full Time

Pay Statement

Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website .

Job Group

Skilled Technicians

Occasional Duties

Provide nursing support to the community-based Family Medicine Clinic when resources allow. Helping with outreach opportunities for the TTU campus.

Shift

Day

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.

Required Qualifications

Education: Completion of a Board of Nursing accredited program of vocational nursing.
License/Certification: Current Vocational Nursing license in the state of Texas or the attainment of a temporary permit from the Board of Nursing to practice vocational nursing pending full licensure in the state of Texas.
Experience: At least two years of LVN experience in a hospital, clinic or community-based environment.

Does this position work in a research laboratory?

No

Navy Enlisted Classification Code

290X, HM

Army Military Occupational Specialty Code

68C

Jeanne Clery Act

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. By October 1 of each year, institutions must publish and distribute their Annual Campus Security Policy & Crime Statistics Report (ASR) to current and prospective students and employees. To view this report, visit the TTUHSC Clery Act website .