Licensed Practical Nurse - Med/Surg 2 Innovations
Wilmington, North Carolina
Medicine II is more than a traditional medical-surgical unit. It's an Innovation Unit, giving team members the opportunity to experience new approaches to patient care and clinical workflow while caring for a broad medical-surgical population.
- Pay
- Not posted
- Shift and hours
- Night shift · 7:00 pm - 7:00 am Night shift opportunity caring for a diverse medical-surgical patient population Location: Wilmington, NC / Shift: 7:00 pm - 7:00 am / Hours: 3 Shifts per Week3 shifts per week
- Unit and setting
- Medicine II Innovation Unit · Hospital Join our Medicine II Innovation Unit as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and become part of a team caring for a diverse, higher-acuity medical-surgical patient population.diverse, higher-acuity medical-surgical patient population
- License
- LPN license Appropriate state LPN license, required.appropriate state LPN license
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- appropriate state LPN license Appropriate state LPN license, required.
- Certification
- NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units, required.
- Certification
- CPI certification within 3 months of hire for Behavioral Health departments CPI certification within 3 months of hire for Behavioral Health departments, required.
- Education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Education
- Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program
- Also asks
- computer skills, phone call etiquette, and organizational skills Computer skills, Phone call etiquette and Organizational Skills.
- Also asks
- ability to comprehend policies and procedures and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team Ability to comprehend policies and procedures and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
Preferred
- Experience
- one year of relevant experience Experience: One year of relevant experience, preferred.
- Experience
- acute-care experience Acute-care experience is especially valuable for success on this team.
What it pays
- Tuition assistance
- Offered
- Eligibility
- Day 1 benefits
Benefits
- Benefitsmedical, dental and vision benefitsDay 1 medical, dental and vision benefits, tuition support, well-being resources, PTO, and 6% retirement match
- Benefitstuition support
- Benefitswell-being resources
- BenefitsPTO
- Benefits6% retirement match
- Health insurance
More benefits (5)
- Dental insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
- medical
- vision benefits
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Care model
- Collaborative RN/LPN care team Collaborative RN/LPN care team and supportive unit culture
- Day to day
- provide hands-on nursing care under RN supervision Provide hands-on nursing care in collaboration with and under the supervision of an RN
- Day to day
- care for patients with diverse medical conditions and clinical needs Care for patients with a variety of medical conditions and clinical needs
- Day to day
- partner with RNs and interdisciplinary team to deliver care Partner with RNs and the interdisciplinary team to deliver safe, compassionate care
- Day to day
- build acute-care skills in an innovation-focused environment Build acute-care skills while working in an innovation-focused environment
- Weekends
- rotating weekends Participate in rotating weekends and holidays with no on-call requirement
- On call
- no on-call requirement
- Holidays
- rotating holidays
- Details
- six-week orientation Six-week orientation to support your transition and success
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:5 stated in this posting
- Orientation
- 6-week orientation
The workplace
Novant Health's Nurse Residency Program is advertised on Glassdoor with a signing bonus of up to $20,000 and relocation assistance up to $5,000 that varies by location.
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What are the holiday requirements?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What preceptor time and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Original listing
Posted on Novant Health’s careers page.
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What We Offer
Bring Your LPN Experience to Acute Care
Ready to grow your nursing career in the hospital setting? Join our Medicine II Innovation Unit as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and become part of a team caring for a diverse, higher-acuity medical-surgical patient population.
Medicine II is more than a traditional medical-surgical unit. It's an Innovation Unit, giving team members the opportunity to experience new approaches to patient care and clinical workflow while caring for a broad medical-surgical population. Acute-care experience is especially valuable for success on this team. Night shift opportunity caring for a diverse medical-surgical patient population Collaborative RN/LPN care team and supportive unit culture Typical 5:1 patient ratio Six-week orientation to support your transition and success Day 1 medical, dental and vision benefits, tuition support, well-being resources, PTO, and 6% retirement match
Location: Wilmington, NC / Shift: 7:00 pm - 7:00 am / Hours: 3 Shifts per Week
What We're Looking For
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.
What You'll Do
- Provide hands-on nursing care in collaboration with and under the supervision of an RN
- Care for patients with a variety of medical conditions and clinical needs
- Partner with RNs and the interdisciplinary team to deliver safe, compassionate care
- Build acute-care skills while working in an innovation-focused environment
- Participate in rotating weekends and holidays with no on-call requirement
What's around it?
Wilmington, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,395/mo
- Household income
- $66,738/yr, all local households, not nurse pay