Licensed Practical Nurse - Acute Care

UNC Health Care; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Parde e UNC Health Care seeks an experienced LPN for inpatient care in the Medical Surgical Oncology unit. Night shift, 36 hours per week, onsite at PARDEEHOSP in North Carolina. You will provide direct nursing care under physician orders and hospital policy, ensuring patient comfort and safety.

You will collaborate with a diverse care team to assess needs, administer medications, and support discharge planning and family education. Competency and adherence to protocols are essential.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as an LPN in North Carolina.
• BLS certification required.
• Hospital-based nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains an individualized plan of care with input from the care team.
• Assesses patient responses to treatments, documents data, and reports changes.
• Supports unit activities and education of staff.
• Administers medications and monitors devices, supports procedures as needed.
• Assists patients and families with orientation and discharge planning.
• Assists with de-escalation and patient coping.
• Maintains competency per policy and participates in CQI activities.

Skills

BLS certification

LPN license (NC)

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) – NC

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 in an inpatient setting, meeting both psychological and physical needs in accordance with the plan of care, physician's orders, and nursing and department policies and procedures.

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.
• Ensures competency in all required skills and completes competency assessment annually per the documented competency checklist. Adheres to documented policies and processes as well as performing other related duties as assigned.

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Other information:

Qualifications

Required

• Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• 01.6200.2000

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Medical Surgical Oncology

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: PARDEEHOSP

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

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.