Versatile LPN: Direct Patient Care Across Settings

UNC Health; Holly Springs (NC); On-site; USD 61,868,000 - 89,029,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Medical Group in Holly Springs, NC, seeks a licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for full-time, 40 hours/week. You will deliver direct patient care across inpatient, ambulatory, home health, or hospice settings, following the plan of care and physician orders.

Requires graduation from an accredited LPN program, NC licensure with BLS, and at least 2 years of LPN experience. Salary range currently listed with on-site work and day schedule; employer offers accommodation per policy.

Qualifications

• Requires graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education.
• Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of North Carolina. Requires BLS.
• Requires two (2) years of previous experience as an LPN.

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.

Education

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) – NC license

Job description

UNC Health Medical Group in Holly Springs, NC, seeks a licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for full-time, 40 hours/week. You will deliver direct patient care across inpatient, ambulatory, home health, or hospice settings, following the plan of care and physician orders.

Requires graduation from an accredited LPN program, NC licensure with BLS, and at least 2 years of LPN experience. Salary range currently listed with on-site work and day schedule; employer offers accommodation per policy.