Licensed Vocational Nurse IDD LVN [1175]

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Licensed Vocational Nurse IDD LVN [1175]

Program: Amarillo, Texas – Respite

Salary: $22.14/hr.

Shift available: Full-time (8 am - 5 pm)

At Texas Panhandle Centers (TPC), you’ll be part of a caring team dedicated to making lives better for over 10,000 individuals and families each year across the Texas Panhandle. As a non-profit, TPC provides a wide range of services from mental health and substance use support to intellectual and developmental disability care, empowering clients of all ages to achieve dignity and independence. With seven service centers located throughout the region, our staff work together with our clients to achieve our mission to create an accessible system of care that supports individual choice and truly make a difference. We invite you to join us in our vision of “Making Lives Better!”

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Staff will maintain ethical and professional communications at all times using respectful Trauma-Informed Care language
• The Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) II position is responsible for providing direct daily care, supervision and activities for persons residing in the Respite Care Unit
• The LVN will provide and monitor medical services and may serve as shift leader
• This position must be flexible enough to fill in during emergencies, vacation and sick leave if needed
• This position will provide homemaker, respite and habilitation service, as defined by the Home/Community-Based Service Principles
• This position will work at other TPC facilities as needed
• Administer, monitor and chart the use of medications as scheduled following physician’s orders and monitors/treats medical conditions
• Reports medical problems to program R.N. Communicates both physical care and meets daily living and personal needs for clients, i.e. bathing, toileting, dressing/undressing, feeding, social/recreational activities and transporting
• Intervene physically when necessary to prevent injury to self and other individuals
• Adheres to TPC Business Code of Conduct and reports concerns if ethical and/or business standards defined in the code are compromised

Required qualifications to be successful in the job:

• High school diploma or GED
• Licensed to practice as a Licensed Vocational Nurse in the state of Texas
• License must be current and in good standing
• Employees may be required to utilize their personal mobile phones for two-factor authentication (2FA). Full statement under Informational Documents: www.texaspanhandlecenters.org/careers
• Must have a valid Texas driver’s license and be insurable under agency vehicle policy
• Must be 18 years of age or older

Preferred qualifications to be successful in the job:

• Experience in providing daily supervision and assistance to residents served (i.e. toileting, bathing, feeding, and dressing)
• Experience working with persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Experience in record keeping and documentation
• Experience working with persons who have aggressive and/or inappropriate behaviors
• Experience in working with special diets, menu substitutions and meal preparation
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in wiring
• Experience in administration and assessment skills
• Experience in providing medical treatments, i.e. feeding tubes, injections, etc.

At TPC, passion and meaningful work is rewarded! We offer employees:

• Click here for TPC’s FY2026 Summary of Benefits
• Robust benefit offerings – Medical, Urgent Care visits for a low $10 co-pay, Dental, and Vision
• Employer paid life insurance (1.5 times employee’s salary)
• Staff automatically enrolled into a 457 Retirement Account at 1% of their annual salary. Employer Match 1% higher than employee’s contribution up to 6% in the 403 (b) or 457 Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid time off – PTO accrual, Holidays
• One (1) annual Mental Health Floating Holiday, one (1) annual Celebrate Diversity Floating Holiday, and one (1) annual A Day to Remember Floating Holiday available to staff after 90 days of employment
• Additional Supplemental Coverage available i.e. Disability, Accidental, Cancer, Critical Care, and Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan
• 501(c)(3) designation – you can apply the for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
• Teladoc – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to a medical provider free of charge via telephone or video
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – gives you or your immediate family members in the household access to behavioral health, financial, and legal counseling in person or via telephone