Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Join our organization and experience a workplace where every team member is valued and trusted. Advance your career with a company dedicated to providing compassionate and respectful care, recognizing the unique worth of each individual. We invite you to apply for the following position: Licensed Practical Nurse.

Position Overview and Qualifications

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the Progressive Care Unit (PCU), you will be essential in delivering attentive, high-quality care to patients transitioning from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Your role will involve helping patients regain strength, prevent complications, and progress toward recovery. Collaborating with a dedicated critical care team, you will contribute to improving lives daily.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Delivering direct care to patients with complex needs, including administering medications, assisting with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), managing tubes and drains, and supporting advanced monitoring.
• Closely observing changes in heart rate, oxygen saturation, or neurological status, and promptly notifying the team to facilitate early intervention.
• Maintaining accurate and timely documentation to enhance team collaboration and ensure patient safety.
• Guiding patients and their families in understanding their conditions and providing support as they navigate serious health challenges and recovery processes.
• Collaborating with registered nurses, physicians, and specialists to assist patients in stabilizing and progressing from intensive care.

Qualifications Required:

• Basic Cardiac Life Support certification must be obtained within 30 days of starting employment.
• Current licensure as a Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN).
• Graduation from a vocational school.

Benefits

Our organization offers a comprehensive rewards package designed to support the health, career, and retirement needs of our employees. The available plans and programs include:

• Extensive benefits covering medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing resources, including complimentary counseling and referral services.
• Time-off programs that encompass paid time off, paid family leave, short- and long-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence.
• Retirement and savings options , featuring a 401(k) plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of your salary (depending on years of service), an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover assistance, and financial wellness counseling.
• Educational support through tuition assistance, student loan help, certification support, scholarships for dependents, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional perks for fertility and family planning, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health plans, auto and home insurance, legal advice, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary based on location.

Our facility is a full-service community hospital serving Transylvania and neighboring counties, located in Brevard, North Carolina. We provide 25 inpatient rooms and 10 transitional care unit rooms, offering a wide range of services across various specialties. Recently, we were recognized as one of the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States.

Our organization has been acknowledged multiple times as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute. In recent years, we have invested approximately $3.7 billion in charitable care, discounts for the uninsured, and other uncompensated expenses.

‘There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it.’ - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
Co-Founder

If this opportunity resonates with you, we encourage you to apply for the Licensed Practical Nurse position. We review applications promptly, and qualified candidates will be contacted directly by our team. We are conducting interviews - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.