Position Details

LVN

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Vocational Nurse

WORKSITE LOCATION: Gulf Bend Center Regional Plaza, 6502 Nursery Drive, Suite 100, Victoria TX 77904

PAY GRADE: 15 EEOC CODE: Professional FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

SHIFT: Fulltime during Clinic hours, Monday thru Friday, 8am to 5pm, some evenings

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Required: A vocational degree from an accredited vocational college with a major in Vocational Nursing.

Preferred: At least one year experience in providing mental health services to adults, children and adolescents.

JOB PURPOSE:

LVN-Mental Health Clinic works with the Mental Health Practitioner to deliver services to children, adolescents, and adults in a clinic setting. The LVN will function within the scope of practice to ensure the client's needs are met in the clinical setting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS and DUTIES:

  1. Collect vital signs, collect medical and medication history, and collect any other needed medical information from the individuals seen in the clinic.
  2. Perform any other relevant duties associated with an individual's clinic visit, such as communicating with the individual's pharmacy of choice, completing prior authorizations, completing referrals to higher level of care, CLIA waived testing, performing lab draws, obtaining lab and radiology results, and assisting the Mental Health Practitioner with educating customers on their medication and symptom management.
  3. Perform pill packing education and supervision for customers with an identified need.
  4. Administer intramuscular medications as needed.
  5. Provide outreach nursing services (if needed) to individuals in their home including pill packs, injections, lab draws, education on medication management, symptom management and psychosocial rehabilitation.
  6. Address all concerns about the individual's illness with the treatment team. The LVN may be asked to perform chart audits.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST: Abilities required to perform the essential and marginal tasks of this job:  Heavy lifting (45 lbs & over), Walking, Operating office equipment, Standing,                                               Operating motor vehicle, Sitting, Ability to see, Identify colors, Moderate carrying (15-44 lbs), Kneeling,                                   Hearing (with aid), Straight pulling, Stooping, Ability to write, Repeated bending, Ability to count, Ability to read, Ability to tell time, Dual simultaneous grasping.

Work site and environmental conditions that apply to this job: Travel by car 10% of time, Excessive noise/intermittent, Inside, Working closely with others, Working alone.

CRED/PRIV REQUIRED? Yes DRIVING REQUIRED: Yes

INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS:

  1. Interacts with employees' contractors, customers, community, family members, referral sources, governmental sponsoring and funding entities, program auditors, advocacy groups, and the media.
  2. 2. Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  3. 3. Work behavior must be compatible with Center value statement and Policies and Procedures contributing to an environment of problem solving, building trust, conflict resolution, and customer service. Ability to perform tasks effectively and efficiently.
  4. 4. Ability to plan and schedule work and implement directives without constant supervision.
  5. 5. Ability to present a professional appearance and conduct when representing the Center.
  6. 6. Ability to work cooperatively and productively with supervisor, individuals, co-workers, and groups of persons at all levels of activity, contributing to a strong spirit of teamwork.
  7. 7. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, other agencies and the general public using tact, courtesy and good judgment.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS OR CONDITIONS:

  1. Current State of Texas Driver License or if you live in another state, must be currently licensed in that state. Liability insurance required.
  2. Must be insurable by Center's liability carrier if employee operates a Center vehicle or drives personal car on Center business.
  3. Good driving record as defined by Gulf Bend Center.
  4. Must complete all CORE training requirements prior to the due date.
  5. Must have computer experience to include: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. Must have good organizational skills to achieve multiple deadlines. Ability to type 40 wpm.
  6. Must maintain regular attendance and reliability which is critical to business operations to ensure consistency and completeness of program's processes. The Clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm; evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Gulf Bend Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applied to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.