Licensed Practical Nurse

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

This individual will provide nursing care to patients and families as assigned and under the direction of a Registered Nurse. Possible loan repayment. In collaboration with the Registered Nurse, the Advanced Licensed Practical Nurse demonstrates consistent use of nursing process. Actively supports the Lincoln Community Health Center's mission of service, education and research.

Qualifications:

• Ability to interpret physicians'/mid-level practitioners orders and to formulate nursing plans based on instructions, perform a variety of nursing functions, and communicate effectively with patients and staff.
• Completion of Licensed Practical Nurse curriculum at an accredited program with a formal pharmacology course required.
• Must be licensed to practice in the State of North Carolina.
• Bi-lingual applicants encouraged to apply.

Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc., a federally qualified community health center located in Durham, NC is recruiting for Licensed Practical Nurses. Durham is known as the Bull City, the City of Medicine, the Tastiest Town in the South, and the Startup Capital of the South. It's a two-hour drive from the beach, a three-hour drive from the Blue Ridge Mountains, and is North Carolina's fourth largest city by population.

Along the East Coast, Durham is located conveniently along I-85. For those outside of driving distance, travel to and from is made easy as the City and County of Durham co-own the top-ranked Raleigh-Durham International Airport that services more than 45 nonstop destinations.

LCHC provides comprehensive, high-quality primary health care to our patients regardless of ability to pay. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), we provide health care to all members of our community, including low income, uninsured patients and diverse communities.