LPN- General Medicine
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: February 12, 2025
Job Description:
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.What You Will Do:
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- Offer primary care services and specialize in the provision of
innovative care for medically complex patients with multiple health
issues
- Serve Adult population -
- -Provide high-quality care
- Perform innovative practice-based research -Schedule
Expectations: -
- Monday-Friday -
- No Weekends -
- No Holidays -Incentive: -
- $5,000 -
- To learn more visit: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 InformationOther
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 DetailsLegal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC
Medical CenterOrganization Unit: SOM MED Same Day Clinic Work Type:
Full TimeStandard Hours Per Week: 40.00Salary Range: -$20.03 -
$28.52 per hour (Hiring Range)Pay offers are determined by
experience and internal equityWork Assignment Type: OnsiteWork
Schedule: Day JobLocation of Job: US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From
Overtime: Exempt: NoThis is a State position employed by UNC Health
Care System. 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.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.
Keywords: UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill , LPN- General Medicine, Healthcare , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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