Correctional LVN

Position Description
Discover a nursing career where your dedication is appreciated and your work positively influences the lives of others. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Managed Care is hiring Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) to join our team at the Allred Unit.

At TTUHSC, our LVNs are vital members of a multidisciplinary healthcare team providing safe, compassionate, and competent care within a correctional healthcare setting.

About The Unit
The Allred Unit offers a fast-paced and rewarding clinical environment where LVNs play a vital role in daily patient care, emergency response, chronic disease management, and interdisciplinary collaboration. As the largest maximum-security correctional facility in Texas, Allred serves a unique and often underserved patient population, providing nurses with opportunities to make a meaningful impact every day.

Often described as a “city within a city,” the Allred Unit presents a diverse and dynamic healthcare setting where nurses are empowered to utilize their assessment skills, critical thinking, and clinical expertise while contributing to positive patient outcomes. It is a place where healthcare professionals can grow, serve with purpose, and experience a level of clinical variety that is difficult to find elsewhere.

At Allred, every day brings new challenges, opportunities, and the chance to make a difference in a community that relies on dedicated healthcare professionals.

Now hiring for:
Day Shift

• LVN | Rotating, 6:45 AM–7:15 PM
  Night Shift
• LVN | Rotating, 6:45 PM–7:15 AM
  This 4-on, 4 off schedule gives you extended time away from work to refresh, recharge, and enjoy more of what matters to you!
  Competitive Pay – Earn a strong salary plus shift differential:
• Night Differential: +$3/hr on weekday nights
• Weekend Differential: +$3/hr on weekend days
• Weekend Night Differential: +$6/hr on weekend nights

Major/Essential Functions

• Patient Care: Administer medications, perform assessments, and monitors patients’ health conditions to ensure adherence to care plans.
• Clinical Observation: Identify and report changes in patient conditions, contributing to problem identification and the development of patient care goals.
• Medical Procedures Support: Prepare and operate essential medical equipment for procedures, examinations, and treatments.
• Documentation: Accurately record patient assessments, interventions, and medication administration in the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
• Collaboration: Work closely with healthcare providers and correctional staff to ensure coordinated care in a secure environment.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with all healthcare policies, safety standards, and regulations, including proper medication storage and direct observation protocols.
• Emergency Response: Assist in medical emergencies, triaging patients, and provide immediate care when necessary.

Required Qualifications
Current Vocational Nurse License in the State of Texas, or ability to transfer license to Texas, or scheduled to complete a program of vocational nursing within 120 days of applying for a position.
Current CPR certification.
Graduated from an approved accredited nursing program. New graduates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX- PN) on the first attempt. No experience required.

Preferred Qualifications
1-2 years of nursing experience; Previous experience working in correctional nursing (jails, prisons, juvenile detention); and Basic Life Support (BLS).

Benefits
TTUHSC is committed to creating an environment where our team members can do their best work, with programs and benefits to support head-to-toe well-being. Explore just a few of the advantages of being a TTUHSC team member:

• Health Plans + Supplemental Coverage Options – Individual health insurance provided at no cost for full-time team members
• Paid Time Off – Including holidays, vacation, sick leave and more
• Retirement Plans
• Wellness Programs
• Certified Mother-Friendly Workplace
  Additionally, TTUHSC invests in the success of our team members by providing opportunities for personal and professional growth, including lifelong learning programs, recognition programs, and health and wellness initiatives. Team members also enjoy a variety of other perks, such as special membership rates at local gyms and golf courses, access to state-of-the-art software and facilities, and discounts on travel, technology, entertainment and more.