LPN/LVN GAU Behavioral Health / F/T Days
Company: Northwest Texas Healthcare System
Location: Amarillo
Posted on: September 1, 2024
Job Description:
Responsibilities
For more than 50 years, Northwest Behavioral Health has provided
mental health treatment to individuals from Texas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico, and Colorado. Located on the campus of Northwest Texas
Healthcare System in Amarillo, Texas, we offer behavioral health
treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, seniors and
uniformed service members. - Our facility has 6 inpatient units
with 106 beds. Additional services we offer include 24 hours a day
free behavioral health assessments, partial hospitalization and
intensive outpatient mental health and substance use programs,
clinic-based psychiatry and therapy services. New service offerings
coming in 2021 include ECT, virtual reality exposure therapy, bio
neurofeedback and CBT-I for insomnia. Our goal is to provide
premier behavioral health services in a compassionate environment
and to enhance the quality of life in the health of people in the
communities we serve. We welcome you to join our amazing team of
providers! -Visit us online at: -The primary function of The
Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) practices under the direction or
supervision of the professional registered nurse. The LVN
implements nursing care for assigned patients and assists the RN in
the assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of nursing
care. This includes demonstrating competency in strong basic
patient care skills, clerical/courier duties, stocking,
transporting, and performing EKG's, phlebotomy, specific patient
care duties, and other departmental duties as requested. May be
floated as needed treating all diversities. Actively demonstrates a
passion for patient care while demonstrating service recovery if
needed and displays service excellence at all times. Follows
standard of care as defined within scope of Licensed Vocational
Nurse and reflects the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics
for Nurses and the Nurse Practice Act of 2015. -Benefit
Highlights:
Challenging and rewarding work
environmentCompetitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time
OffExcellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug
Plans401(K) with company match and discounted stock planCareer
development opportunities within UHS and its 300+
Subsidiaries!About Universal Health ServicesOne of the nation's
largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare
services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an
impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily
since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation,
annual revenues were $14.3 billion in 2023. During the year, UHS
was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies
by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America's Largest
Public Companies.Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has
approximately 96,700 employees and continues to grow through its
subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health
facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access
points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various
relatedservices located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C.,
Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
Qualifications
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS
REQUIRED: -
- Education: High School Graduate or equivalentExperience: 1 - 3
yearsPrefer one year of full time or three years part time
experience in acute/hospital care setting.
Specific Requirements: Current BLS
certification from the American Heart Association upon hire or
within 30 days of hire, and maintain throughout employment.
BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS EXPOSURE
CATEGORYCategory 1: Job usually involves contact with patients or
patient specimens. Exposure to blood, body fluids, non-intact skin
or tissue specimens is possible.
License/Certification: Graduate of an
accredited LVN programCompletion of basic arrhythmia module within
initial 90 daysCurrent LVN license issued by Texas Nursing
BoardMust successfully pass any pre-employment assessment(s)
required by the facility -DISCLAIMERNorthwest Texas Healthcare
System, a subsidiary of UHS, is not accepting unsolicited
assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.
Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search
firms to any employee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form
and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for
this position will be deemed the sole property of UHS. No fee will
be paid in the event the candidate is hired by UHS as a result of
the referral or through other means. -EEO StatementAll UHS
subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual
respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all
applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity
employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to
recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of
individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex
(including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation),
genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected
veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal,
state or local laws. -We believe that diversity and inclusion among
our teammates is critical to our success. -Avoid and Report
Recruitment Scams -At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human
Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective
candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best
possible career path at UHSand our subsidiaries. During the
recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request
financial or personal information (e.g., Social Security Number,
credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our
recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like
Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. -If you suspect a fraudulent job
posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we
encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law
enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS
subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely
on unsolicited calls from recruiters.
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