Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Float Pool

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•High Point, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The float staff provide flexible, skilled nursing care across multiple units, primarily acute care and intermediate-level care, within High Point Medical Center. They step in to support staffing needs and maintain safe patient care, adapting to different patient populations, workflows, and clinical environments while upholding hospital standards and best practices. Under direct supervision of the Registered Nurse, the Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct patient care using the nursing process, standards, and policies within scope of practice. This is a full-time role scheduled for three 12-hour shifts weekly, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with four weekend shifts in a six-week period. The listed pay range is $25.30–$37.95. The role requires patient care appropriate to the ages served and the ability to understand growth and development across the lifespan and address age-specific needs in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved Practical Nursing program.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the state of North Carolina.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA), to be obtained within six months.
Proficient computer skills, including keyboarding, navigating a Windows operating system, using electronic mail, and using electronic medical records systems.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to develop rapport and maintain positive relationships with patients, families, staff, and physicians.
Good organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to multitask with frequent interruptions.
Ability to perform patient positioning and transport duties involving lifting and pushing or pulling.

Responsibilities

Provides direct patient care according to established policies, procedures, and standards of care.
Assists with assessment by collecting and documenting data, actions, and responses, including biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors.
Detects significant changes in patient condition and reports them to the registered nurse.
Assists with developing the plan of care and implements it as directed by the registered nurse.
Supports and reinforces patient teaching according to the individualized plan of care.
Documents nursing interventions and patient responses, and communicates intervention effectiveness and changes in patient condition to the registered nurse.
Communicates changes in medical orders to the registered nurse.
Performs clinical tasks and skills such as medication administration, IV therapy, wound care, and venipuncture.
Performs patient positioning and transporting duties that require lifting and pushing or pulling, using proper technique.
Demonstrates the knowledge and skills needed to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served, including interpreting age-specific needs and providing care as described in departmental policies and procedures.
May perform other related duties.