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Licensed Vocational Nurse Med Surg LVN

HCA Healthcare

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Location
Live Oak, TX
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Active Texas LVN License Or Compact License

Job overview

The Licensed Vocational Nurse Med Surg LVN provides focused nursing care for patients with complex needs, monitors changes in patient status, and coordinates with RNs, providers, and specialists. The role also includes documenting care and helping patients and families understand conditions and recovery. Candidates must graduate from an accredited vocational nursing school and hold an active Texas LVN license; one year of applicable experience is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Medication AdministrationLine and Drain ManagementCardiac MonitoringRespiratory SupportPatient MonitoringPatient EducationInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Qualifications

Accredited Vocational Nursing School GraduateOne Year Applicable ExperienceActive Texas LVN License or Compact License

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

As a Licensed Vocational Nurse Med Surg LVN, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) at HCA Healthcare, you’ll play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality care that puts patients first. Your clinical skills, attention to detail, and compassionate presence help create healing experiences and support a team that’s committed to the care and improvement of human life.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Providing focused nursing care for patients with complex needs by administering medications, managing lines or drains, and assisting with interventions like cardiac monitoring or respiratory support

  • Closely observing patients for subtle changes in status — including shifts in heart rhythm, oxygen levels, or neurological signs — and escalating concerns quickly to support early intervention

  • Documenting timely, accurate updates that help the care team coordinate effectively in a high-acuity environment

  • Helping patients and families understand complex conditions and recovery steps with clarity and comfort

  • Working closely with RNs, providers, and specialists to stabilize patients and guide them through the transition from intensive care toward recovery

What qualifications you will need:

  • Education: Graduate of accredited Vocational Nursing School

  • Experience: One-year applicable experience preferred

  • License: Active LVN Nursing License in the state of Texas. Employees with an LVN Compact License are required to obtain Texas LVN License within 90 days of hire date.

Benefits

Methodist Hospital Northeast, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

  • Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

Methodist Hospital Northeast is a 232 bed, full service hospital. We are home to the Joint Replacement Academy. We offer the latest treatment options for knee and hip pain. We house an impressive neurosurgical program. This program offers services from elective spine surgeries to advanced and comprehensive brain and spine care.

We are recognized by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a Certified Primary Stroke Center. We handle patients with urgency. We are acknowledged by the American College of Cardiology as an Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary PCIa. All complaints are handled crucially. We are identified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for having a Pathway to Excellence Program. We dedicate resources to our employees. We have received the Mission: Lifeline® Bronze Receiving Quality Achievement Award. This is awarded for implementing specific quality improvements. These measures were outlined by the American Heart Association. The improvements impact the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. This was outlined by the Texas Award for Performance Excellence. We have been nationally recognized by Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade A.

If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Licensed Vocational Nurse Med Surg LVN opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing, apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

How this job compares

Set against the 864 open Licensed Vocational Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$53–78K/yr44 salary ranges
  • Texas median$25–32/hr156 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 373 open Licensed Vocational Nurse jobs in Texas and 864 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
Licensed Vocational Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (304 postings).
Education
1 of the 864 open Licensed Vocational Nurse jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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