Licensed Practical Nurse Med/Surg
Company: UNC Health
Location: Eden
Posted on: March 21, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over
40,000 teammates, 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: ? No prior experience
required. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: UNC Rockingham Health Care
Organization Unit: RHC 2nd Floor Nurse 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: Night Job Location of
Job: US:NC:Eden 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.
Keywords: UNC Health, Fayetteville , Licensed Practical Nurse Med/Surg, Healthcare , Eden, North Carolina
