Licensed Practical Nurse

UNC REX Healthcare; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Medical Group is seeking a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to provide direct patient care across inpatient and outpatient settings. The nurse will follow the plan of care, adhere to physician orders, and coordinate with nursing staff and other health professionals to meet patient needs.

The role requires 1 year of LPN experience, NC licensure, and BLS certification. Work is onsite in Cary, NC, with day schedules and a 40-hour workweek. Salary range reflects local market and experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Licensed to practice as an LPN in North Carolina with BLS.
• Requires one year of previous experience as an LPN.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to development and maintenance of a current, individualized, goal-oriented plan of care and consults with other health professionals to assure assessed needs are met.
• Observes, assesses, documents, and reports patient response to treatments/therapies and teaching, and adjusts priorities of care according to patient/caregiver needs.
• Participates in unit, service, and/or department enrichment activities contributing to positive outcomes.
• Provides a broad range of treatments/therapies including respiratory treatments, suctioning, administration of medications, monitoring of monitors, etc., and reports changes.
• Provides assistance to patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge.
• Provides support to patients and families, verbally de-escalates frightened or potentially aggressive patients.

Skills

LPN

BLS Certification

Patient care

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

Provides direct patient care, meeting both psychological and physical needs in accordance with the plan of care, physician's orders, and nursing and department policies and procedures. Patients range in age from neonate to geriatric. Care may be provided in an inpatient setting, ambulatory care, home health, or hospice.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to the development and maintenance of a current, individualized, goal-oriented plan of care and consults with other health professionals to assure that the assessed needs of patient/caregiver are met.
• Observes, assesses, documents, and reports patient response to treatments/therapies and teaching, and adjusts priorities of care according to patient/caregiver needs. Collects, documents, and reports (to responsible MD or RN) data regarding patient's biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and discharge planning needs.
• Participates in unit, service, and/or department enrichment activities which contribute to positive outcomes such as assigned committees, CQI activities/groups, and the orientation and education of other personnel.
• Provides a broad range of treatments/therapies to patients including, but not limited to, respiratory treatments, Oral/NG/NT suctioning, and tracheostomy care, administration of medications, observation of cardiac monitors, respirators, etc. and reporting of any changes, assistance to physician with special procedures, monitoring of intravenous infusions, performs point of care testing, performs routine laboratory work, changing/irrigating catheters, specialized sterile dressings, and patient/caregiver teaching based upon the established teaching plan.
• Provides assistance to patients and families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic experience, and discharge.
• Provides support to patients and families. Verbally de-escalates frightened or potentially aggressive patients. Facilitates age appropriate coping strategies for patients.

Other Information

Education Requirements:

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the the state of North Carolina. Requires BLS.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• Requires one (1) year of previous experience as an LPN.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: ObGyn Panther Creek

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$21.62 - $31.07 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Cary

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.