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Licensed Vocational Nurse I - Center for Neurobehavioral Research on Addictions (TMC)Texas Medical Center-Houston, TexasNursingMcGovern Medical School at UTHealthRequisition #: 1900035LUTHealth Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is hiring a Licensed Vocational Nurse I to join the team of professionals with the Center for Neurobehavioral Research of Addictions (CNRA). The mission of the CNRA is to develop evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders using decisions informed by behavioral neurosciences.CNRA also offers an outpatient clinic providing treatment for drug addiction, including smoking, alcoholism, use of illegal substances and abuse of prescription medications.Position Summary:Provides paraprofessional assistance to medical professionals to ensure quality patient care. Provides medical care to patients not requiring the specialization and/or skill of a professional nurse.Position Key Accountabilities:
Assists
medical doctors and registered nurses with various medical techniques.
Medical
evaluations and screening procedures including vitals collection, EKGs, blooddraws, TB skin tests, injections, subject/patient education, and monitoring formedication side effects,
Dispenses
medication in accord with protocol requirements as well as federal and stateregulatory requirement.
Advises
patients on care of incisions, medication and other simple health care problems.
Stocks
examination rooms, sterilizes instruments, and prepares patients forexams.
Performs
routine laboratory procedures under direction of supervisor and assists inmaintenance of equipment.
Communicates
regularly with medical director and pharmacists, and as needed with otherresearch staff.
Data
collection & data entry and documentation & reporting.
Must
be able to respond to emergency situations.
Other duties as assigned.
Certification/Skills:Current Texas Licensure as a Licensed Vocational NurseMinimum Education:LVN License issued by the Texas Board of NursingMinimum Experience:NonePhysical Requirements:Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.Security Sensitive:This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215If you are looking for a great healthcare career in Houston, visithttp://go.uth.edu/careers!University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)Established in 1972 by The University of Texas System Board of Regents, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is Houston’s Health University and Texas’ resource for health care education, innovation, scientific discovery and excellence in patient care. The most comprehensive academic health center in the UT System and the U.S. Gulf Coast region, UTHealth is home to schools of biomedical informatics, biomedical sciences, dentistry, nursing and public health and the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School. UTHealth includes The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center, as well as the growing clinical practices UT Physicians, UT Dentists and UT Health Services. The university’s primary teaching hospitals are Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.UTHealth BenefitsUTHealth offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. For more information on our benefits programs please refer to the UTHealth Office of Benefits Website.https://www.uth.edu/benefits/benefits-summary.htmEqual Employment Opportunity StatementUTHealth is committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or university policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability or religious observances, will be considered in accordance with applicable law and UTHealth policy. The University maintains affirmative action programs with respect to women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and eligible veterans in accordance with applicable law.
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