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Job Description
Job Id:
8817
# of Openings:
1
We are a Pediatric Day Center for medically fragile special needs children. We provide daily nursing care (M-F, 7:30am-5:00pm) in our facility for children ages birth thru 21 years of age who qualify for skilled nursing services.
A Registered Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will have at least the following qualifications and experience:
- A valid LVN license under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 301, with no disciplinary action
- Valid certifications in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Basic First Aid; and one of the following
- One year of pediatric specialty experience with emphasis on medically and technologically dependent minors obtained within the last consecutive five years; or
- sufficient skills to meet the competency and training requirements.
A Licensed Vocational Nurse providing services on behalf of a center will be responsible for the following:
- maintaining compliance with the standards of nursing practice;
- providing nursing interventions that includes parental training, information, and education to increase a parent's confidence and competence in caring for a minor;
- having knowledge of access to available community resources;
- participating on the IDT and in the IDT meetings regarding a minor's plan of care and progress;
- communicating findings to a minor's prescribing physician and an RN; and
- administering medication, intravenous infusions, parenteral feeding, and other specialized treatments; monitoring and documenting the effect of medications, therapies, and progress in accordance with accepted standards of professional practice.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
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