LPN - OB-GYN at UNC Health Care summary:
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) specializing in OB-GYN, I provide comprehensive care for women throughout various life stages, focusing on both physical and psychological health. My responsibilities include developing individual care plans, administering treatments, educating patients, and collaborating with healthcare teams to ensure optimal outcomes. I work in an inclusive environment, serving diverse communities, and have flexible scheduling options to promote work-life balance.
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 We Do
- Services include full screening and preventive care for women of all ages at all stages of their lives -- from adolescence to family planning and pregnancy, through menopause
- Focus on non prenatal care that is vital to monitoring the progress of a pregnancy and identifying potential problems early
- Collaborate with midwives and provide full delivery and postpartum care
- Guide pregnant women through both routine and high-risk pregnancies
- Offer complete gynecology and obstetric care
Perks of Working Here:
- Occasional extended shifts Tu/Th 6:50a-6p
- Monday-Friday 7:30a-5p
- Four 10 hour shifts is an option
- No Holidays
- No Weekends
Incentive
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:
? No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians
Organization Unit: UNC OB-GYN at Panther Creek
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
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:Cary
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This 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:
LPN, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Patient Care, Healthcare, Women's Health, Nursing, Practical Nurse, Clinical Care, Medical Services