Licensed Practical Nurse
Responsibilities
- Contributes to the development and maintenance of a current, individualized, goal-oriented plan of care.
- 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.
- Versatile in verbal de-escalation techniques for frightened or potentially aggressive patients.
- Facilitates age-appropriate coping strategies for patients.
Requirements
- 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 certification.
Education
No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities
Job Details
Other Information
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC Health Medical Group
Organization Unit: UNC Health Family Medicine at East Pittsboro
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
Location of Job: US:NC:Pittsboro
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.
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.