Licensed Practical Nurse

UNC Health; Mebane (NC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Medical Group, UNC Primary Care at Mebane, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide direct patient care across inpatient, ambulatory, home health, or hospice settings. The role focuses on executing planned care, monitoring patient responses, and collaborating with physicians and nurses to meet care goals.

Requirements include graduation from a state-accredited practical nurse program, North Carolina LPN license, and BLS. Two years of LPN experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education.
• Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in North Carolina.
• BLS certification required.
• Requires two years of previous LPN experience.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to development and maintenance of a current, individualized, goal-oriented plan of care and consults with other health professionals to assure needs are met.
• Observes, assesses and reports patient response to treatments and adjusts care priorities accordingly.
• Participates in unit or department enrichment activities and CQI initiatives.
• Provides a broad range of treatments including respiratory care, suctioning, medication administration, monitoring, and teaching.
• Assists patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge.
• Provides support and de-escalation to patients and families; helps with coping strategies.

Skills

Patient care

Team communication

Education

Practical Nurse (LPN) credential

Job description

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

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

Other information:

Education Requirements

• Requires graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

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

Professional Experience Requirements

• Requires two (2) years of previous experience as an LPN.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: UNC Primary Care at Mebane

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:Mebane

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.