Job Details
Position Summary:
The Licensed Practical Nurse-PNS (LPN) is responsible for direct nursing care of assigned patients under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician in patient care area. The LPN provides and documents direct nursing care of assigned patients under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. Nursing care is guided by the physician orders and the nursing plan of care. Patient response to care is reported to a registered nurse for evaluation, intervention and modification of the plan of care. The LPN assists physicians and other nursing personnel in the performance of various diagnostic procedures. The LPN performs functions as noted above and generally with an assigned patient load, but LPN is ready and willing to assist co-workers with ANY nursing support function and across any case load including other units that may not be the normal primary work assignment.
All organizational staff, including this position, are specifically required as a condition of continued employment to make advance preparations for their families and pets in the event of weather emergencies such as Hurricanes and flooding threats. Any staff member can be determined as essential staff required to report to the main facility during these events. In many cases this means reporting and sleeping at the facility before, during and after a weather emergency. By signing this job description, the staff member accepts this responsibility of readiness to report to work during any designated emergency staffing situation. CMC staff members operate as one team meeting the healthcare needs of our communities, thus this position will on occasion complete other duties as assigned beyond those designated in this primary job description which may include "float" coverage at an alternate facility, department or assignment.
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited Practical Nurse program required.
Experience:- Previous acute care experience preferred.
- Previous Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems preferred.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:- Current South Carolina (or compact state) licensure as LPN (SCLLR) in good standing required.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Special Skills: - Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with co-workers, nursing colleagues, physicians, and department heads.
- Exemplary core customer service skills required.
- Knowledge of nursing theory and practice required.
- Strong organizational skills required.
- Strong PC skills required.
- Strong verbal communication skills required.
- Ability to exercise independent judgement in emergency situations required.
Working Conditions:- Occasional exposure to difficult patients.
- Stress level high due to multiple demands frequently occurring simultaneously.
- Radiation and biohazardous/infectious materials risk prevalent.
- Prolonged standing and walking required.
Physical Requirements:Medium - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) required to stand, sit, and walk; occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee must exert 20 to 35 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 15 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to hear to process instructions and safety code and alarms required. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job and will be assessed by post offer Employee Health fit-for-duty review.