Overview:
Licensed practical nurse (LPN) - Medical/Surgical
Novant Health Community Hospital of Stokes Medical/Surgical Unit offers LPNs the opportunity to provide compassionate, patient-centered care in a close-knit community hospital setting. You'll care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of medical-surgical conditions, including COPD, congestive heart failure (CHF), atrial fibrillation (A-fib), gastrointestinal disorders, and diabetes-related illnesses. With a 10-bed unit and an average daily census of 7-8 patients, you'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients while delivering highly individualized care.
Novant Health Community Hospital of Stokes | Full-Time| 36 hours| Nights (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM) | Danbury, NC
Why Nurses Choose Our Medical/Surgical Team
* Advance your nursing career through Med/Surg-focused education, specialty certifications, and clinical ladder opportunities.
* Build meaningful relationships with patients and colleagues in a collaborative, community-focused environment.
* Access wellness and resiliency programs designed to support your professional success and work/life balance.
* Enjoy competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, retirement savings, and paid time off starting on day one.
* Build a long-term career with stability, growth, and mobility opportunities across Novant Health.
Remarkable Care. Remarkable Careers.
Responsibilities:
* Perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop individualized care plans, and monitor patient progress.
* Administer medications, IV therapies, and treatments while ensuring patient safety and comfort.
* Care for adult and geriatric patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, including cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and diabetes-related diagnoses.
* Collaborate closely with physicians, therapists, case managers, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate effective patient care.
* Provide patient and family education, support recovery goals, and promote positive outcomes through compassionate, patient-centered care.
Qualifications:
* Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program.
* Experience: One year of relevant experience, preferred.
* Licensure/Certification: Appropriate state LPN license, required. NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units, required. CPI certification within 3 months of hire for Behavioral Health departments, required.
* Additional Skills (required): Computer skills, Phone call etiquette and Organizational Skills. Ability to comprehend policies and procedures and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team. Behavioral Health units' requirements only.
* Ability to intervene in a therapeutic manner for behavior patterns demonstrated by patients with a mental illness, personality disorder, substance abuse or developmental disabilities.
* Knowledge of psychiatric medications, side effects and treatment interventions, knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis, mental health concepts, and evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments. CPI certification within three months.
* Ability to establish and maintain control of violent patients, defend self and others against violent assaults, ability to react appropriately in psychiatric crises, ability use violent and non-violent restraints per policy and procedure.
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