Under supervision, the incumbent of this position provides professional nursing care to clinic patients.
Posted Sep 11
Pay
Not posted
Shift and hours
8-hour shifts · 5 days per week Work Schedule: 5 Days - 8 Hours5 shifts · 40 hours a week
Unit and setting
Remote Patient Monitoring · Clinic give oral medications; and, give sublingual medications to adults and/or pediatric patients.adult and pediatric clinic patients
License
LVN licenseLVN license in state of employment or compact
Term
Permanent **Work Type:** Full TimeFull Time
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working knowledge of ICD-9, CPT, and HCPCS coding and managed careMay be required to have a working knowledge of ICD9, CPT and HCPCS coding and managed care.
perform general nursing care and administer treatmentsPerforms general nursing care to patients.
Day to day
administer treatments according to nursing standardsAdministers treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
Day to day
prepare equipment and assist providers during exams, treatment, and testingAssists with the preparation of equipment and aids provider during treatment, examination, and testing of patients.
Day to day
observe, record, and report patient conditions and reactions to treatmentsObserves, records, and reports patients’ condition and reaction to drugs or treatments to providers.
Day to day
oversee appointment bookings and prioritize emergency situationsOversees appointment bookings and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations.
Day to day
maintain patient flowMaintains timely flow of patients.
Day to day
greet patients, document vitals and medical history, and prepare patients for examGreets patients and obtains well-documented history and vitals.
Day to day
answer phone calls and process prescription refills per provider ordersResponds to incoming telephone calls and (per provider instructions) calls in refills and prescriptions to pharmacy.
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formulate care plans, prepare charts, and review test results with providersFormulates and updates patient care plans.
Day to day
maintain exam rooms and restock treatment areasEnsures preparation of exam rooms including re-stocking of treatment areas.
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Under supervision, the incumbent of this position provides professional nursing care to clinic patients. Works collaboratively with the providers within the team setting to facilitate quality care for the patient.
Responsibilities
Performs general nursing care to patients. Administers treatments in accordance with nursing standards.
Assists with the preparation of equipment and aids provider during treatment, examination, and testing of patients.
Observes, records, and reports patients’ condition and reaction to drugs or treatments to providers.
Oversees appointment bookings and ensures preferences are given to patients in emergency situations. Maintains timely flow of patients.
Greets patients and obtains well-documented history and vitals. Prepares patients for physical exam. Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests.
May perform the following tasks in accordance with established procedures and as prescribed by applicable licensure/
certification
Obtain/record vital signs; perform initial assessment on patient; coordinate patient transfer to hospital and/or discharge; give telephone orders; accept telephone test results; perform telephone triage; call in provider approved prescription refills; specimen collection including stool and urine midstream; catheterize patient; indwelling catheter urine collection; obtain throat culture; pregnancy testing; administer urine dip; obtain wound culture; perform snellen vision screening; eye injury management; administer optic/otic meds; assist with lumbar punctures; sputum collection; occult blood testing; assist with vaginal exam; teach crutch/cane walking; teach use of walker; apply Velcro splint; assist with plaster splint; apply moist heat and/or cold packs; administer enema; remove fecal impaction; administer oxygen; teach respiratory hygiene; administer chest physiotherapy; perform oral suction and/or infant suction bulb; wound care; apply sterile dressing; assist with circumcision; perform umbilical care; apply colloidal dressing; open sterile tray; apply topical medications; administer rectal and/or vaginal medications; give oral medications; and, give sublingual medications to adults and/or pediatric patients.
May perform the following tasks only if appropriate training has been obtained:
Blood collection by lancet; pulse oximetry; incentive Spirometry; suture and/or staple removal; ear irrigation; administer breathing treatment; give allergy/insulin/immunization medications to adult and/or pediatric patients; give intramuscular and/or subcutaneous injections to adult and/or pediatric patients; give injections Z track to adult patients.
May perform the following tasks after providing verification of completion of special training:
Blood collection venipuncture; audiometry exam; titmus vision screening; EKG; administer electrical stimulation; assist/process biopsies; draw blood from portocath; assist endoscopy, start saline lock or IV fluids and monitor IV fluids.
May administer IV push medications and/or add medications to IV only after completion of special training and only under direct supervision of licensed practitioner.
May make arrangements for patient testing and admissions.
May be required to have a working knowledge of ICD9, CPT and HCPCS coding and managed care.
Responds to incoming telephone calls and (per provider instructions) calls in refills and prescriptions to pharmacy.
Per provider and/or established protocol, instructs patients and/or family with regard to medication and treatment and documents the same.
Formulates and updates patient care plans. Orders, prepares, and inspects patient charts. Posts tests and examination results. Reviews patient’s tests and examination results with provider; documents instructions and notifies patient.
Maintains patient files, records and other information in a professional manner following policies and procedures regarding documentation.
Ensures preparation of exam rooms including re-stocking of treatment areas.
Attends required meetings and participates in committees as requested.
Participates in professional development activities and maintains professional licensure and affiliations.
Follows the CHRISTUS Physician Group guidelines related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), designed to prevent or detect unauthorized disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI).
Maintains strict confidentiality.
Uses oral and written communication skills to effectively convey ideas in a clear, positive manner that is consistent with the CHRISTUS Mission.
Maintains established CHRISTUS Physician Group policies, procedures, objectives, quality assurance, safety, environmental and infection control.
Implements job responsibilities in a manner that is consistent with the CHRISTUS Mission and Code of Ethics and supportive of CHRISTUS Physician Group’s cultural diversity objectives.
Neighborhoods+Nurses and other relocators are steered first to Pleasant Grove, an in-town Texarkana neighborhood in ZIP 75503 served by Pleasant Grove ISD across about 55 square miles, which realtors treat as the priciest move-up pocket. Facebook locals also name Red Lick, Sugar Hill, and Redwater, citing campuses such as Morriss Elementary. Wake Village is the other frequently compared option, with a different price and setting tradeoff. Reddit threads specifically mention The Pointe Apartments and the neighborhoods beside them, plus Waggoner Creek as a rental community.
Nurses and other relocators are steered first to Pleasant Grove, an in-town Texarkana neighborhood in ZIP 75503 served by Pleasant Grove ISD across about 55 square miles, which realtors treat as the priciest move-up pocket. Facebook locals also name Red Lick, Sugar Hill, and Redwater, citing campuses such as Morriss Elementary.
Wake Village is the other frequently compared option, with a different price and setting tradeoff. Reddit threads specifically mention The Pointe Apartments and the neighborhoods beside them, plus Waggoner Creek as a rental community.
Getting around+Typical one-way commutes are short: U.S. News lists about 13.31 minutes, a moving guide cites 13 minutes, and AR-TX REDI cites 18 minutes. The main hospital employers are CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System and Wadley Regional Medical Center, with additional sites such as Collom & Carney Clinic, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, and SignatureCare and Texarkana emergency centers. I-30 is the named highway spine; sources do not describe hospital parking or a bus or rail network, so daily life is a brief drive.
Typical one-way commutes are short: U.S. News lists about 13.31 minutes, a moving guide cites 13 minutes, and AR-TX REDI cites 18 minutes. The main hospital employers are CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System and Wadley Regional Medical Center, with additional sites such as Collom & Carney Clinic, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital, and SignatureCare and Texarkana emergency centers.
I-30 is the named highway spine; sources do not describe hospital parking or a bus or rail network, so daily life is a brief drive.
Outdoors+Spring Lake Park is the go-to green space for a lake, walking trails, playgrounds, and picnics; Bringle Lake Park adds fishing, playgrounds, mountain-biking trails, and a walking/running path. On the Arkansas side, Bobby Ferguson Park has a walking trail, playground, and fishing lake, Jefferson Park has a PetSafe dog park and amphitheater, and the Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex offers sports fields and open green space. Summer centers on Big Dam Waterpark; golfers use Texarkana Golf Ranch; anglers drive to Millwood State Park for bass fishing; 67 Speedway runs race nights.
Spring Lake Park is the go-to green space for a lake, walking trails, playgrounds, and picnics; Bringle Lake Park adds fishing, playgrounds, mountain-biking trails, and a walking/running path. On the Arkansas side, Bobby Ferguson Park has a walking trail, playground, and fishing lake, Jefferson Park has a PetSafe dog park and amphitheater, and the Ermer Dansby Pondexter Sports Complex offers sports fields and open green space.
Summer centers on Big Dam Waterpark; golfers use Texarkana Golf Ranch; anglers drive to Millwood State Park for bass fishing; 67 Speedway runs race nights.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Texarkana
Texarkana is a dual-state city on I-30, famous for the Post Office that sits on the Texas-Arkansas line, with CHRISTUS St. Michael and Wadley Regional as the core hospital employers. Relocating nurses typically look first at Pleasant Grove in ZIP 75503, the in-town, higher-priced pocket served by Pleasant Grove ISD and Morriss Elementary, or at Red Lick, Redwater, Sugar Hill, and Wake Village for more space at lower tiers. The Pointe Apartments and Waggoner Creek are the complexes locals name. Commutes average roughly 13 to 18 minutes by car. Housing is inexpensive by national standards: citywide median values in the mid-$150ks, while 75503 sales ran a Redfin median of $296,750 in February 2026. Life outside work is Spring Lake Park and Bringle Lake Park (trails, fishing, mountain biking), the 1924 Perot Theatre, Rail Yard Entertainment District, Naaman's BBQ, Zapata's, and festivals such as Dine on the Line. Honest tradeoffs: Reddit voices warn of drugs, crime, and segregation unless you live on the nicer side of town, and the cultural calendar is small-city, not Dallas. Dallas itself is about 180 miles away.
