LPN: Diverse Care Settings, Day Shift

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 2,978,000 - 4,280,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Cary, NC is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct patient care in inpatient, ambulatory, home health or hospice settings. Work 40 hours per week with a day schedule, onsite at the Cary location.

Qualified candidates must graduate from a board-approved nursing program and hold a North Carolina LPN license with BLS. No prior hospital experience is required, and the role emphasizes patient care, documentation, and teamwork within a supportive care team.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Licensed to practice as an LPN in North Carolina with BLS.
• No prior experience required.
• Full time, 40 hours per week; day shift; onsite work.

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.
• 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

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing education program

Job description

UNC Health in Cary, NC is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to provide direct patient care in inpatient, ambulatory, home health or hospice settings. Work 40 hours per week with a day schedule, onsite at the Cary location.

Qualified candidates must graduate from a board-approved nursing program and hold a North Carolina LPN license with BLS. No prior hospital experience is required, and the role emphasizes patient care, documentation, and teamwork within a supportive care team.