UNC Health
Licensed Practical Nurse - UNCPN Float Pool
Raleigh, NC
Aug 17, 2024
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Description

The UNCPN Float Pool provides support to clinics in multiple regions. We will work with you to determine the areas that best fit your needs. The scheduling commitment for the float pool is a minimum of 4 shifts per month.

  • Eastern Wake County - Raleigh, Garner, Knightdale, Wake Forest
  • Johnston County – Clayton, Smithfield, Flowers, Kenly
  • Western Wake County - Cary, Fuquay, Apex, Holly Springs, Morrisville
  • Orange/Durham County - Durham, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Mebane
  • Chatham County - Pittsboro, Siler City
  • Person County - Roxboro
  • Lee County - Sanford 
  • Rockingham County - Eden 

If you live in or are moving to the Triangle area and interested in joining UNC Physicians Network Ambulatory clinics, please submit your application. These positions are for a per diem flex float pool that will be a department within the system and provide comprehensive internal training. There is also the potential to move into a permanent vacant position, should that be your choice. 

Please submit your application to this position. A recruiter will review all applications.

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.

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: Triangle 2 Hub- Knightdale

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

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:Raleigh

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.

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.

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