Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Residency – October 2024

Come and join our LVN Residency Program! We invite graduate LVN’s to apply for this unique opportunity. The next cohort will begin on October 7, 2024 .

Integrated into a Hospital’s education structure, the Texas Health LVN Residency Program includes a guided clinical experience with an instructor-led core curriculum, a formal mentoring program, informative debriefing/self-care sessions and supportive 360-degree evaluations. Residents not only participate in the learning experience on their personally selected home units, but they also rotate/cross train through other departments to gain an expanded nursing experience vital to the complex patient care.

The Texas Health LVN Program is a comprehensive, evidence based on-boarding program with a 15-month employment commitment that offers new LVN’s an exciting opportunity to gain the experience, judgment, skills, and confidence to successfully navigate the complexity of hospital life.

Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104

Work environment: Ortho Plastics Department

· Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth

· Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and engaged leadership team.

· 36-bed Ortho/Plastics Unit

· The post-surgical team provides care to the patient population with ortho and plastic surgeries, hip fractures, elective hips and knees, flaps, graphs, and reconstructive plastics.

· This is a great opportunity to increase your skills and make a difference in the lives of the community we serve.

· MAGNET facility

· Level I Trauma Center

Work hours: Full-time, (3)-12-hour shifts; Rotating weekends, and Holidays.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth is an 815-bed, Magnet-designated regional referral center that has served the residents of Tarrant County and surroundings communities since 1930. Hospital services include cardiovascular care, high-risk obstetrics, gynecology, orthopedics and sports medicine, neonatal intensive care, and trauma/emergency medicine. Texas Health Fort Worth has a 75,000 square foot Emergency Services Center, one of the largest in the region and more than 4,000 employees, 200 volunteers and nearly 1,000 physicians on its medical staff. Texas Health Fort Worth received national recognition for its oncology program and was named “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Tarrant County. The hospital is also certified as a designated Comprehensive Stroke Center and a Primary Heart Attack Center PHAC by the Joint Commission. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

Please provide the following during the application:

· Resume (please upload as an attachment)

· Official nursing school transcript (Unofficial transcript accepted until official is available)

· Exemplar/Essay: In one-to-two pages, tell a story of a clinical situation that was especially meaningful to you as a student and that has helped shape your practice today.

Things you need for the position:

· Graduate of an accredited vocational nursing program required.

· Acceptance into THR residency program required.

· Graduated within the last 12 months preferred.

· Less than one-year experience at the time the residency begins preferred.

· Have not previously completed a THR nursing residency preferred.

· LVN - Licensed Vocational Nurse upon hire required.

· BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required.

· CPI – Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 90 days required.

Why Texas Health? As a Texas Health LVN, you will enjoy top-notch benefits including 401(k) with match, paid time off, competitive health insurance choices, healthcare and dependent care spending account options, wellness programs to keep you and your family healthy, tuition reimbursement, a student loan repayment program and more.

At Texas Health, our people make this a great place to work every day. Our inclusive, supportive, people-first, excellence-driven culture make Texas Health a great place to work.

Here are a few of our recent awards:

· 2021 FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” (7th year in a row)

· Becker's Healthcare "150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" (4 years running)

· “America’s Best Employers for Diversity” list by Forbes

· A “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials" by Fortune and Great Place to Work®

Additional perks of being a Texas Health LVN:

· Gain a sense of accomplishment by contributing to a teamwork environment.

· Positively impact patients’ quality of life

· Receive excellent mentorship, comprehensive training and dedicated clinical leadership resources.

· Enjoy opportunities for growth.

Explore our Texas Health careers site for info like Benefits , Job Listings by Category , recent Awards we’ve won and more.

Do you still have questions or concerns? Feel free to email your questions to [email protected] #LI-ER1

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.