What We Offer:
Join our Orthopedic specialty care Team!
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Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse
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Schedule: Full-Time 36 7a-7p
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Department: Orthopedic specialty care
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Location: Forsyth Medical Center – Winston Salem, NC
Unit Description: Ortho and Spine Specialty care unit is a 39 bed newly renovated unit that specializes in total joint replacements, orthopedic condition management, spine surgery/procedures, complicated headaches and retractable migraines.
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Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision starting on your first day, retirement, PTO)
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Newly Renovated unit with updated equipment and technology
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Have a Disease-Specific Care Certification (DSC) through Joint Commission
Remarkable Care. Remarkable Careers.
What We're Looking For:
- Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program
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Experience: One year of relevant experience, preferred.
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Licensure/Certification:
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Appropriate state LPN license, required.
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NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units, required.
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CPI certification within 3 months of hire for Behavioral Health departments, required.
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Additional Skills (required):
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Computer skills, Phone call etiquette and Organizational Skills
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Ability to comprehend policies and procedures and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
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Behavioral Health units' requirements only
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Ability to intervene in a therapeutic manner for behavior patterns demonstrated by patients with a mental illness, personality disorder, substance abuse or developmental disabilities.
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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.
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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.
