Licensed Practical Nurse

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care in Raleigh, NC seeks a licensed practical nurse (LPN) for the ObGyn Raleigh unit. The role involves direct patient care, implementing the care plan, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

The position is full-time, daytime, with a 40-hour work week and a pay range of $21.62–$31.07 per hour, depending on experience. NC license and BLS are required; no prior experience is necessary.

Qualifications

• Graduate nursing education program completion required.
• Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse in North Carolina (LPN) with BLS.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to a current, individualized plan of care and collaborates with other health professionals.
• Observes and reports patient responses to therapies; documents data for care planning.
• Participates in unit/department activities and CQI initiatives.
• Provides a broad range of nursing treatments and monitoring per plan of care.
• Assists patients and families during admission, orientation, and discharge.
• Verbally de-escalates frightened patients and supports coping strategies.

Education

Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program

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

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

• 1. 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.
• 2. 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.
• 3. 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.
• 4. 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.
• 5. Provides assistance to patients and families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic experience, and discharge.
• 6. 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

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

Licensure/Certification Requirements

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

Professional Experience Requirements

• * No prior experience required.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: ObGyn Raleigh

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:Raleigh

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.

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