• Licensed Practical Nurse - UNC Health Family Medicine at Rowland

    UNC Health CareRowland, NC 28383

    Job #2681838096

  • Description

    Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

    At UNC Health Family Medicine at Rowland, we provide quality healthcare for adults, including immunizations, nutritional counseling and screening tests. Depend on us to help manage diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and asthma.

    The schedule expectations for this role are Monday-Thursday 8a-6p

    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 Physicians Network

    Organization Unit: UNC Health Family Med Rowland

    Work Type: Full Time

    Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

    Salary Range: $20.03 - $28.52 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:Rowland

    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 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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    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.