Licensed Practical Nurse-Ear, Nose & Throat Clinic, Full-Time Days

Cape Fear Valley Health•Lillington, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides direct nursing care to assigned patients under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role is based at Cape Fear Valley Ear, Nose & Throat in Lillington, North Carolina, in the Harnett ENT department, on a full-time day shift. Relocation assistance is available. The LPN participates in patient assessment and care planning, follows patients’ plans of care, administers physician-ordered medications, maintains accurate patient-care records, and helps provide a safe environment. The LPN responds appropriately to life-threatening situations, maintains required competencies, participates in quality-improvement activities, and collaborates with staff and interdisciplinary groups. The role also includes supporting patients’ cultural and spiritual beliefs within the medical regimen, contributing to cost containment and accurate charging, and supporting customer satisfaction and patient throughput where applicable.

Requirements

High school graduate or equivalent.
Current North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurse licensure or Compact state licensure.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English.
Positive interpersonal skills.
Verbal and written communication skills.
Knowledge of the age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs of patients typically served.
BLS certification from the American Heart Association.
The posting lists RN - Board Of Nursing under required licenses and certifications.
Speech and auditory acuity for communicating patient needs.
Visual acuity for observing patients.
Ability to stand, walk, bend, and lift for long periods.
Ability to lift 35 pounds.
May involve skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material.

Responsibilities

Participate in patient assessment.
Collaborate with departmental and interdisciplinary groups in developing the patient plan of care.
Follow patients’ plans of care while participating in direct nursing care for assigned patients.
Adjust care to patients’ age-specific physiological needs as directed by a Registered Nurse or other authorized person.
Maintain accurate and relevant records of patient care.
Administer medication as ordered by a physician.
Facilitate a safe environment.
Recognize life-threatening situations and respond appropriately.
Maintain required competencies.
Participate in Performance Improvement activities and monitor quality of care.
Establish collaborative interpersonal relationships with other Health System staff.
Support patients in practicing their cultural and spiritual beliefs within the limits of the medical regimen.
Participate in cost containment and complete accurate charging for patient services.
Demonstrate responsibility for customer satisfaction, patient throughput, and hospital functional capacity through compliance with the Hospital Innovation Project (HIP), if applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned.