Licensed Practical Nurse - Acute
Novant Health, Winston Salem, NC, United States
What We Offer
Schedule: 7pm-7am, Full-time Nights
Department: Renal and Limb Preservation
Location: Forsyth Medical Center - Winston Salem, Nc
Sign On Bonus and Relocation
Sign on Bonus up to $5,000 and Relocation up to $3,500
Be Part of Something Truly Unique
Join the only Limb Preservation Unit in North Carolina. Novant Health’s Renal/Limb Preservation Unit features an innovative staffing and support model designed to reduce nurse burnout, enhance teamwork, and improve patient outcomes. This specialized unit cares for renal, dialysis, nephrology, and vascular patients, with a strong focus on limb preservation and advanced renal care.
Why Nurses Choose This Unit
Our department was selected to pilot a Unit Innovation Initiative designed to support RNs at the bedside:
LPN ratio: 1:5
Team Lead
Dedicated Admissions & Discharge process
Clean Team assisting with CHG baths, foley care, hygiene, and mobility
This allows LPNs to focus on clinical care, assessment, and critical thinking— not task overload.
What You'll Do
Provide comprehensive nursing care to renal, dialysis, nephrology, vascular, and limb preservation patients
Perform focused assessments and manage fluid and electrolyte balance for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease
Manage specialized skills including:
Wound care and limb preservation interventions
Nephrostomy tubes
Coude catheters
Continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)
Skills You’ll Build
Renal, dialysis, nephrology, and vascular care
Wound care & limb preservation
Nephrostomy tubes, coude catheters, CBI
Fluid & electrolyte management
What We're Looking For
Education: High School Diploma or GED, required.
Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program.
Experience: Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program.
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.
Why Choose Novant Health?
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
Job Opening ID: 158198
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Schedule: 7pm-7am, Full-time Nights
Department: Renal and Limb Preservation
Location: Forsyth Medical Center - Winston Salem, Nc
Sign On Bonus and Relocation
Sign on Bonus up to $5,000 and Relocation up to $3,500
Be Part of Something Truly Unique
Join the only Limb Preservation Unit in North Carolina. Novant Health’s Renal/Limb Preservation Unit features an innovative staffing and support model designed to reduce nurse burnout, enhance teamwork, and improve patient outcomes. This specialized unit cares for renal, dialysis, nephrology, and vascular patients, with a strong focus on limb preservation and advanced renal care.
Why Nurses Choose This Unit
Our department was selected to pilot a Unit Innovation Initiative designed to support RNs at the bedside:
LPN ratio: 1:5
Team Lead
Dedicated Admissions & Discharge process
Clean Team assisting with CHG baths, foley care, hygiene, and mobility
This allows LPNs to focus on clinical care, assessment, and critical thinking— not task overload.
What You'll Do
Provide comprehensive nursing care to renal, dialysis, nephrology, vascular, and limb preservation patients
Perform focused assessments and manage fluid and electrolyte balance for patients with acute and chronic kidney disease
Manage specialized skills including:
Wound care and limb preservation interventions
Nephrostomy tubes
Coude catheters
Continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)
Skills You’ll Build
Renal, dialysis, nephrology, and vascular care
Wound care & limb preservation
Nephrostomy tubes, coude catheters, CBI
Fluid & electrolyte management
What We're Looking For
Education: High School Diploma or GED, required.
Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program.
Experience: Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program.
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.
Why Choose Novant Health?
At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.
Job Opening ID: 158198
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