Night Shift LPN: Direct Patient Care & Support

UNC Health Care; British Woods (NC); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse to join Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC. You will provide direct patient care across age groups, following the plan of care, physician orders, and nursing policies in inpatient or ambulatory settings.

Qualified applicants must graduate from a state-accredited practical nurse program, be licensed as an LPN in North Carolina with current BLS, and be available for night shifts.

Qualifications

• Requires graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education.
• Licensed to practice as an LPN in North Carolina. BLS required.
• 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 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

LPN

BLS

Patient care

Education

Graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education

Job description

UNC Health is seeking a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse to join Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC. You will provide direct patient care across age groups, following the plan of care, physician orders, and nursing policies in inpatient or ambulatory settings.

Qualified applicants must graduate from a state-accredited practical nurse program, be licensed as an LPN in North Carolina with current BLS, and be available for night shifts.