How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:

LPN opportunity on 6W-Cardiac Progressive Care Unit will focus heavily on assisting with admissions and discharges to facilitate throughput. Hours are primarily evening/night shift hours, flexible schedule. Relocation allowance available. 

The Cardiac PCU is a 20 bed Progressive Care Unit under the Cardiovascular Institute that specializes in the care and well-being of our Cardiac and Medical- Cardiology patients to include short stay observation and inpatient cardiology patients. Our patient population includes diagnoses such as Acute Myocardial Infarction, Hypertensive Crisis, Unstable Angina, Arrythmias and Congestive Heart Failure as well as post procedural patients such as Cardiac Catheterization, Pacemakers and Left atrial appendage procedures.

Our nurses are critical care trained to include ACLS within your first year of employment. We will provide a tailored orientation program to meet your learning needs. The Cardiac Decision Unit has a foundation focused on teamwork, professionalism, respect and providing excellent patient care. We welcome you to join our team!

The Licensed Tech Inpatient participates in the nursing process to administer nursing care under the direction of the RN. Will partner with the RN in collecting data, planning and implementing patient/resident care and assist with throughput initiatives with a focus on enhancing the patient and customer experience.

Duties of the Licensed Tech Inpatient includes, but not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for obtaining and validating medication reconciliation on admission and discharge.
• Responsible for discharge focused teachings delegated by RN.
• Assist with wound care.
• Assist with safe patient ambulation.
• Role model customer service excellence and related initiatives.
• Mentor Nurse Assistants and is an active preceptor to NA
• Active in unit base council activities/initiatives.
• Own LOS on unit and actively participates in unit based initiatives.
• Obtaining vital signs and focused patient assessment.

What We Require:

Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing school either for practical nursing or registered nurses.

Experience: Healthcare experience preferred.

Licensure/Certification: Licensed to practice nursing LPN in the state of Virginia. Must obtain/maintain AHS BLS-HCP required. May be required to obtain/maintain AHA BLS based on specific work unit.

Other: Employee should enroll into an accredited Registered Nurse program within 15 months of hire.

About Carilion

This is Carilion Clinic …

An organization where innovation happens, collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, never discouraged and forever curious.

Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., you will find a robust system of award winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, multi-specialty physician practices, and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.

Carilion is where you can make your own path, make new discoveries and, most importantly, make a difference. Here, in a place where the air is clean, people are kind and life is good. Make your tomorrow with us.