✓You’ll need

Licensure

✓Current Texas licensure as License Vocational Nurse

Education

✓Graduate of accredited vocational nursing school.

Qualifications

✓Minimum of two year of clinical or related hospital experience

✓Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians

✓Demonstrated leadership experience

✓Ability to read, write and speak English required

✓Representative challenges of this position include having a high degree of competency/experience in general.

✓Requires good communication and organizational skills.

✓Must Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.

✓Must project a professional image. Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job.

✓Ability to deal with stress

✓OSHA Category

Ability to speak Spanish preferred

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What you’ll do

Responsible for phone-based interactionResponsible for phone-based interaction with patients after discharge

Inform patients of abnormalInform patients of abnormal laboratory results

Educate patient and/or caregiverEducate patient and/or caregiver on disease specific education

Coordinate follow up careCoordinate follow up care with Primary Care Physician or Specialist as necessary

Identify barriers to complianceIdentify barriers to compliance with plan of care

Responsible for follow up communication and coordination for continuum of care. Responsible for addressing any barriers and will communicate with department directors and physicians as required. POSITION EDUCATION/ QUALIFICATIONS :
Graduate of accredited vocational nursing school.
Current Texas licensure as License Vocational Nurse
Minimum of two year of clinical or related hospital experience
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with all levels of nursing, administration, and physicians
Demonstrated leadership experience
Ability to read, write and speak English required
Ability to speak Spanish preferred JOB KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE :
Representative challenges of this position include having a high degree of competency/experience in general.
Requires good communication and organizational skills.
Must Requires reasoning ability and good independent judgment.
Must project a professional image. Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job.

Responsible for phone-based interaction with patients after discharge
Inform patients of abnormal laboratory results
Educate patient and/or caregiver on disease specific education
Coordinate follow up care with Primary Care Physician or Specialist as necessary
Identify barriers to compliance with plan of care
Refer to Care Link Clinic when needed
Coordinate access to clinical and community based resources as appropriate
Respond to triggers that may indicate intervention is required
Assists with monitoring and continually assess the success of problem resolution activities.
Completes and maintains records for problem status for follow-up.
Maintains and distributes corrective action reminder report to responsible persons.
Assist with meetings and disseminates information to appropriate areas, as directed.
Able to travel and make home visits as needed. All other duties as assigned Other information: LINES OF REPSONSIBILITES : (Chain-of-command) 1. (Director) CUSTOMER SERVICE: Provide excellent customer service to all DHR customers. All employees are required to attend the DHR C.A.R.E.S program which outlines the Customer Service Principals including: Commitment, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Service. AGE SPECIFIC : Employees must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her assigned unit. The individual must demonstrate knowledge of principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirement relative to his or her age. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: (ADA) : A.

Indicated by bold print within performance standards, preceding individual numbered criteria. The following table provides physical requirements that will be associated with, but not limited to, this position:
Light/moderate lifting up to 20 lbs, from the floor to shoulder height.
Yes
Kneeling
Yes
Must be able to assist other employees with lifting more than 20 lbs.
Yes
Walking
Yes
Light/moderate carrying up to 20 lbs.
Yes
Standing/Squatting
Yes
Straight pulling
Yes
Sitting
Yes
Pulling hand over hand
Yes
Pushing
Yes
Repeated bending
Yes
Stooping/Bending
Yes
Reaching above shoulder
Yes
Climbing Stairs
Yes
Simple grasping
Yes
Climbing Ladders
No
Dual simultaneous grasping
Yes
Depth Perceptions needed
Yes
Ability to see
Yes
Identify Colors
Yes
Operating office equipment
Yes
Twisting
Yes
Operating mechanical equipment
Yes
Crawling
No
Ability to read and write
Yes
Ability to Count
Yes
Ability to hear verbal communication without aid
Yes
Operating Personal Vehicle
Yes
Ability to comprehend written/verbal communication
Yes
Other: Ability to deal with stress
Yes
OSHA Category
III
B. Working Conditions : The individual spends over 95% of his/her time in an air-conditioned environment with varying exposures to noise. There is protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. The position does have low exposure to malodorous, infectious body fluids from patients and some minimal exposure to noxious smells from cleansing agents. C. Occupational Exposure: This position has minimal to no exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues and is an OSHA Category III (although situations can be imagined or hypothesized under which anyone, anywhere, might encounter potential exposure to body fluids). Person who performs these duties are not called upon as part of their employment to perform or assist in emergency medical care or first aid or to be potentially exposed in some other way. D. Aptitudes : HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 LOW Intelligence: General learning ability: The ability to “catch on” or understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments. 3 Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and ideas associated with them, and to use them effectively. To comprehend language, to understand relationships between words, and to understand meanings of whole sentences and paragraphs. To present information or ideas clearly. 3 Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. 2 Spatial: Ability to comprehend forms in space and understands relationships of plane and solid objects. Frequently described as the ability to “visualize” objects or two or three dimensions, or to think visually of geometric forms. 2 Form Perception: Ability to perceive pertinent details and objects or in pictorial or graphic material to make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures and widths and lengths of lines. 3 Clerical Perception: Ability to receive pertinent details and verbal or tabular material. To observe differences in copy, to proofread words and numbers, and to avoid perceptual errors in arithmetic computation. 2 Motor Coordination: Ability to coordinate eyes and hands to fingers rapidly and accurately in making precise movements with speed. Ability to make a movement response accurately and quickly. 3 Finger Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with fingers in placing and turning motions. 3 Manual Dexterity: Ability to move hands easily and skillfully. To work with hands in placing and turning motions. 3 Eye-Hand-Foot Coordination: Ability to move the hand and foot coordinately with each other in accordance with visual stimuli. 3 Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive and respond to similarities or differences in colors, shapes, or other values of the same or different color. To identify a particular color, or to recognize harmonious or contrasting color combinations, or to match color adequately. 3 I have read and reviewed my job description with my supervisor or designee and I understand the job I am expected to perform. If applicable ____________ certification will be completed within _________ time frame of hire/transfer date. Employee Signature: ________________________________ Date: ____________________ Transfer/Hire Date Effective: ________________________.

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