How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:

This position is full time, working either days or nights, 6:45pm-7:15am or 6:45am-7:15pm. This position is located at Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital (CRCH) in Roanoke, VA.

About this unit: the patients served have experienced a significant medical event that require hospitalization and have resulted in loss of function limiting their ability to return to home. Typical diagnoses include stroke, traumatic brain injury, amputation, spinal cord injury and multi-trauma. Our purpose is to provide the necessary therapies (physical, occupational, and speech), medical management, patient and family education, equipment, and other types of support to enable a safe, successful discharge to home. The usual length of stay is 2-3 weeks.

Practices practical nursing within the parameters set forth in Carilion Clinic’s Plans for the Provision of Patient Care and functions under the direction of a registered nurse or physician.  Partners with the RN in collecting data, planning, implementing and evaluating patient/resident care.  Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for patients/residents served.
 

• Participates in the nursing process for patients of all ages served.
• Contributes to the development of the patient/resident database and interdisciplinary
• plan of care.
•  Identifies patient/resident/family/caregiver educational needs, incorporates into the
• plan of care, implements, and documents.
•  Applies knowledge of growth and development to appropriately care for
• patients/residents.
• Implements prescribed therapeutic treatment plan and procedures.
•  Administers prescribed medication to patients/residents.
•  Demonstrates the role of patient advocate, protector of patient’s rights, and provider
• of psychological/social/cultural support.
• Contributes to Carilion’s performance improvement activities and demonstrates support
• of service area/facility/organization initiatives.
• Contributes to the orientation and career development of others.
   

What We Require:

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing.

Experience: None required.

Licensure, certification, and/or registration: Licensed to practice practical nursing in the state of Virginia.  Must obtain/maintain AHA BLS-HCP. In Psychiatry and Behavioral Health de-escalation training must be successfully completed within four months of hire and then maintained going forward.

Other Minimum Qualifications: Specific experience and certifications may be listed in service line specific addendums to this job description.  Must successfully complete orientation and competency requirements.  Must be able to meet essential job functions.

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.