Licensed Practical Nurse — Hands-On Patient Care

UNC Health; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 61,950,672 - 89,072,860; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Endocrinology at Apex is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct patient care across inpatient, ambulatory, home health, or hospice settings. You will implement the plan of care, monitor responses, and support patients and families from admission through discharge.

Applicants must have a state-accredited LPN program, NC LPN licensure with BLS, and no prior experience is required. This full-time, onsite role offers 40 hours weekly in Apex, NC.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education.
• Licensed to practice as an LPN in North Carolina. Requires BLS.
• No prior experience required.

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 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.

Skills

Patient care

Teamwork

Communication

Education

LPN program

Job description

UNC Health Endocrinology at Apex is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct patient care across inpatient, ambulatory, home health, or hospice settings. You will implement the plan of care, monitor responses, and support patients and families from admission through discharge.

Applicants must have a state-accredited LPN program, NC LPN licensure with BLS, and no prior experience is required. This full-time, onsite role offers 40 hours weekly in Apex, NC.