Licensed Practical Nurse - UNC Health Urology Oaks Job Lumberton area,North Carolina USA,Nursing

Position: Licensed Practical Nurse - UNC Health Urology at The Oaks

Description

The team at UNC Health Urology at The Oaks is dedicated to providing convenient, comprehensive, and patient-centered care. Our practice specializes in conditions of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system, offering expert care in a welcoming and supportive environment. Our compassionate physicians and care team foster a friendly, relaxed setting where patients feel comfortable and well cared for.

Services Provided

Comprehensive urological care, from diagnosis through treatment
Management of medical and surgical conditions involving the genital and urinary systems, as well as the adrenal glands

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Summary and Responsibilities

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.

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.

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 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; assists physician with special procedures; monitors intravenous infusions; performs point of care testing; performs routine laboratory work; changes/irrigates catheters; applies specialized sterile dressings; and provides 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. Verbally de-escalates frightened or potentially aggressive patients. Facilitates age-appropriate coping strategies for patients.

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 MG Group Practices

Organization Unit: UNC Health Urology at The Oaks

Work Type:
Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

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:

Lumberton

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 Health 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.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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