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LVN/ Department Assistant

Hospice Brazos Valley
Posted a month ago, valid for a month
Location

Brenham, TX 77833, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Life Insurance

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  • The position is located in the Bryan office and requires a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) license in the state of Texas.
  • Candidates must have at least 2 years of clinical experience, preferably in Home Health or Hospice settings.
  • The role involves assisting the Director of Nursing with departmental reports, training new hires, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
  • The job offers a full-time schedule from Monday to Friday, along with benefits such as health, dental, vision insurance, and a 403b retirement plan.
  • Salary details are not specified in the job description.

Description

**The selected candidate will be required to work in the Bryan office**


ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


  • Assist Director of Nursing in preparing departmental reports for compliance monitoring and productivity tracking
  • Prepare appropriate training documents for new hires and assist HR in ensuring new staff are assigned the appropriate resources during their orientation day
  • Ensure employees and contract staff receive appropriate orientation documents, assignments and continuing education.
  • Provide scheduling completion for Director of Nursing
  • Provide scheduling completion for clinical staff as indicated
  • Serve as back up in assisting with Addendum Form Completion
  • Serve as back up in assisting with COVID Reporting
  • Serve as back up to Care Coordinator and/or Access Specialist as indicated
  • Initiate clinical education in services and ensure staff required information to attend these events
  • Initiate departmental notices regarding updated protocols, physician vacations or other pertinent information as delegated by the Director of Nursing
  • Prepare clinical and/or progress notes on any patient related activities.
  • Collaborates with Director of Nursing to ensure appropriate communication and cooperation between clinical areas
  • Participates in in services, IDT meetings and other programs and meetings as needed.
  • Acts as physician agent in calling in prescriptions as directed by agency protocol
  • Compliant with governing Federal, State, and accredited regulations and standards and education of staff to these guidelines.
  • Serve as back up to the Care Coordinator and/or Access Specialist as needed
  • Maintaining storage of departmental logs required for compliance measures
  • Delivers direct care to patients as needed


This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by management.


Location: Bryan

Shift: Full Time, Monday through Friday

Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 403b Retirement, PTO Accrual, CHPN Certification, HSA, Life Insurance, and more!

Requirements

路 LVN license in state of Texas

路 2 years of clinical experience, Home Health or Hospice preferred

路 Active communication skills

路 Excellent clinical and documentation skills

路 Able to function independently to provide highest quality of nursing practice




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