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Licensed Practical Nurse - UNC Family Medicine at Pikeville

UNC Health Care

Pikeville, NCFull-time$21.62–31.07/hrTracked 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$21.62–31.07/hr
Location
Pikeville, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

LPN License In North CarolinaBLS

Job overview

UNC Health Care is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse - UNC Family Medicine at Pikeville. The Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct patient care, addressing both psychological and physical needs in accordance with the care plan, physician's orders, and nursing policies. This role involves caring for patients across all age ranges, from neonate to geriatric, in various settings such as inpatient, ambulatory care, home health, or hospice. The LPN contributes to individualized care plans and collaborates with other health professionals.

Key focus areas include Contribute to the development and maintenance of individualized, goal-oriented care plans, Consult with other health professionals to assure patient/caregiver needs are met, and Observe, assess, document, and report patient response to treatments/therapies and teaching.

Successful candidates bring Graduation From State Accredited Practical Nurse Education Program, LPN License In North Carolina, and BLS. Important skills include Direct Patient Care, Patient Assessment, Documentation, Reporting Patient Response, Data Collection, and Respiratory Treatments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Patient CarePatient AssessmentDocumentationReporting Patient ResponseData CollectionRespiratory TreatmentsOral SuctioningNG SuctioningNT SuctioningTracheostomy CareMedication AdministrationCardiac Monitor ObservationRespirator ObservationAssisting Physicians With Special ProceduresMonitoring Intravenous InfusionsPoint of Care TestingRoutine Laboratory WorkChanging CathetersIrrigating CathetersSpecialized Sterile DressingsPatient TeachingFamily SupportDe-EscalationFacilitating Age Appropriate Coping Strategies

Qualifications

Graduation From State Accredited Practical Nurse Education ProgramLPN License in North CarolinaBLS2 Years LPN Experience

Full job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:

Provides 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. Patients range in age from neonate to geriatric. Care may be provided in an inpatient setting, ambulatory care, home health, or hospice.

Responsibilities:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

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

  6. Provides support to patients and families. Verbally de-escalates frightened or potentially aggressive patients. Facilitates age appropriate coping strategies for patients.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements:

  • Requires graduation from a state accredited program of practical nurse education.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

  • Licensed to practice as a Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of North Carolina. Requires BLS.

Professional Experience Requirements:

  • Requires two (2) years of previous experience as an LPN.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Health Medical Group

Organization Unit: UNC Family Medicine at Pikeville

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 Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Pikeville

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 [email protected] 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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