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UNC Health Care Licensed Practical Nurse - Primary Care Brevard in Brevard, North Carolina

Description

Our team is growing! Pardee BlueMD, a part of the Pardee UNC Health Care organization, is a primary care physician practice network organized as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). Our full-time positions offer a range of benefits, including medical, vision and dental insurance, retirement savings, paid time off, and more. Come be happy with Pardee!

Summary:

The LPN actively uses the nursing process in rendering total patient care under supervision of an RN and in accordance with the nursing care plan and medical plan of care. 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.

• Observes, collects, and documents patient information obtained while providing care and promptly report significant changes in the patient's condition. Demonstrates proper performance of skills reflected and validated by the position’s orientation/skills checklist. Uses standard precautions and principles of infection control.

• Provides assistance to patients and families during admission, orientation to the hospital 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:

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing

• Current LPN licensure in the state of North Carolina

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

About Pardee BlueMD

UNC Health Pardee BlueMD is a Federally Qualified Health Center organized as a partnership between Pardee UNC Health Care and Blue Ridge Health. Spread across 12 individual locations in WNC, this partnership is specifically structured to allow our care team to reduce gaps in care, create a more seamless delivery model, and improve patient outcomes.

https://www.pardeehospital.org/care-treatment/primarycare/pardee-bluemd/

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: PBMD 1409 Asheville Highway

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: PARDMEDSRG

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

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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