LVN
Abilene, Texas
Health system employer
Posted Aug 28 · New grads welcomed
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- Rehab
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- Accepts
- LVN
- Experience
- New graduates
- Patients
- Licensed Vocational Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to patients with a predictable outcome based on the application of scientific nursing principles.
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About this role
- Under the direction of a Registered Nurse; Licensed Vocational Nurses participate in the planning; implementation; and evaluation of nursing care. Licensed Vocational Nurses collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective patient care delivery and achievement of desired patient outcomes. Licensed Vocational Nurses effectively interact with patient and significant others; while maintaining the standard of professional nursing. Licensed Vocational Nurses provide direct and individualized nursing care to patients with a predictable outcome based on the application of scientific nursing principles. Due to the broad range of medical conditions they encounter; they must be well-versed in a large variety of health conditions.
- Licensed Vocational Nurses have a professional obligation to participate in committee activities; surveys; and improvement initiatives. In addition; Licensed Vocational Nurses must uphold the standards of the Texas Nurse Practice Act; and must practice within their defined scope of practice.
- JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum Education
- Completion of Vocational Nursing Program or Associates Degree in Nursing
- Minimum Work Experience
- No previous experience
- Required Licenses/Certifications
- Licensed Vocational Nurse
- CPR-BCLS
- Required Skills; Knowledge; and Abilities
- Input data into computer programs
- Familiar with rehabilitation equipment
- Designated Driver
- No
- OSHA Category
- 1 - High Risk
Sourced from Hendrick Health’s careers page.
“Minimum Work Experience • No previous experience” · from this posting
Requirements
- Licensed Vocational Nurse
- Licensed Vocational Nurse
- CPR-BCLS
Benefits
- Support for well-being
Place
- City
- Abilene, Texas
- Median rent
- $1,157/mo
- Local household income
- $62,648/yr
- Metro price level
- 10% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Abilene area index 90.4, where 100 is the national average.
Abilene sits in West Texas with a friendly, small-town feel and a relaxed pace. Home to three universities and near Dyess Air Force Base, it blends modest-city conveniences with wide-open plains. Nurses seeking a quieter lifestyle and tight-knit community will find a welcoming backdrop here.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Hendrick Health is a healthcare system based in Abilene, Texas, with a faith-based mission rooted in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. The organization emphasizes excellence and compassion in its care delivery and launched its 'Commitments to Excellence' initiative in…
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