Licensed Practical Nurse

2 weeks ago

Lenoir, North Carolina, United States UNC Health Care Full time

Job Summary:

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at UNC Health Care, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality patient care in a dynamic and inclusive environment. Our team is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve, and we are seeking a skilled and compassionate LPN to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide 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.

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a current, individualized, goal-oriented plan of care and consult with other health professionals to ensure that the assessed needs of patient/caregiver are met.

• Observe, assess, document, and report patient response to treatments/therapies and teaching, and adjust priorities of care according to patient/caregiver needs.

• Collect, document, and report data regarding patient's biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, and discharge planning needs.

• Participate 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.

• Provide 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.

• Provide assistance to patients and families during admission to the clinical area, orientation to the hospital/clinic experience, and discharge.

• Provide support to patients and families. Verbally de-escalate frightened or potentially aggressive patients. Facilitate age-appropriate coping strategies for patients.

Requirements:

• 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.

• No prior experience required.

Work Environment:

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State-employed position.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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