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Supervisor, Clinical Licensed Vocational Nurse
The Woodlands, TX, US
We’re hunting for an Licensed Vocational Nurse Clinical Supervisor, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will supervise and direct clinical staff and gather information, assess, and provide direct care to patients.
Think you’ve got what it takes?
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Supervises, coaches, counsels, and evaluates clinical staff to ensure optimal level of job performance, adherence to policies and procedures, and the consistent delivery of quality patient care and customer service.
- Schedules staff based on practice need and budget. Assures appropriate staffing to provide coverage for patient volume.
- Monitors and ensures patient flow.
- Maintains appropriate inventory control of medical supplies and medications.
- Assures compliance with regulatory requirements, i.e., CLIA/COLA and OSHA.
- Presents professional image, manner and behavior at all times.
- Shares relevant information with staff via staff meetings, memos, posting or other effective forms of communication.
- Orients staff, as appropriate, and submits paperwork in accordance with TCP policies and established timeframes.
- Conducts or delegates educational In-service on a regular basis and as needed. Maintains documentation of content and attendance.
- Tasks are measured by observations of evaluator, feedback of provider and review of budget variances in staff and supplies. Also reviewed are CLIA reports, customer satisfaction surveys, employee surveys and any other survey or evaluation available.
- Provides general patient care.
- Assists with the collection of patient/family data.
- Administers medication.
- Supports patients/families in self-management of their health through assisting with education.
- Demonstrates Creating SMILES and AIDET philosophies to patients, families, and co-workers.
- Collects Specimens and Performs Laboratory Test.
- Triage patients.
- Coordinates referrals.
- As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
Skills & Requirements
- Required H.S. Diploma or GED or Diploma from a school of vocational nursing or documentation from the Texas Board of Nursing verifying an exception to the requirement for a diploma from a school of vocational nursing.
- Required BLS - Cert-Basic Life Support by the American Heart Association and LVN - Lic-Licensed Vocational Nurses by the State of Texas
- Required 1-year Clinical experience with a preferred 1-year Supervisory experience
About Texas Children’s
Texas Children’s Pediatrics is the nation’s largest primary pediatric care network with more than 200 physicians dedicated to the health care needs of infants to teenagers in over 50 locations throughout the greater Houston area. As part of our goal to build a community of healthy children, Texas Children's Pediatrics Community Cares Program provides trusted, high-quality pediatric medical services for children who otherwise would seek care from emergency centers or possibly go without care or treatment due to low family incomes and/or lack of health insurance.
To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.
