Licensed Practical Nurse- Internal Medicine at Goldsboro

UNC Health; Goldsboro (NC); On-site; USD 29,783 - 42,802; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Goldsboro, North Carolina, is seeking a Practical Nurse to provide comprehensive direct patient care across various settings. The role involves developing patient care plans, assisting in treatments, and supporting families during hospital experiences. Candidates should possess an LPN license for North Carolina and at least 2 years of experience in nursing. This full-time position offers competitive hourly pay based on experience and is onsite with a standard work schedule of 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse in North Carolina.
• Requires BLS certification.
• Minimum of 2 years experience as an LPN.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain individualized patient care plans.
• Observe and report patient responses to treatments.
• Assist patients and families during admissions and discharges.
• Provide a broad range of treatments and therapies to patients.
• Support patients' coping strategies during distress.

Skills

Patient care

Communication

Team collaboration

Crisis intervention

Education

Graduation from a state accredited LPN program

Job description

Description

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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.

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.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC Health Medical Group
Organization Unit: UNC Internal Medicine at Goldsboro
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:Goldsboro
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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