Self Regional Healthcare - Abbeville, SC

posted 13 days ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Abbeville, SC
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About the position

The position involves providing direct care to residents, observing changes in their status, and notifying the physician and family members as necessary. Responsibilities include performing wound treatments, administering direct care skills such as colostomy changes and IV administration, and ensuring that resident needs are met through regular rounds. The role requires collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to address residents' holistic needs and involves reporting incidents and participating in end-of-life care as required. Additionally, the position includes managing medication and supply stocks, updating care plans, and promoting effective communication and teamwork within the facility.

Responsibilities

  • Observes for changes in residents' status, notifying the physician and resident's family or representative and documenting accordingly.
  • Performs wound treatments as per physicians' orders, observes for changes and documents accordingly.
  • Provides direct care skills such as colostomy changes, tube feedings, wound care, suctioning, IV administration, etc. in accordance with current policies and procedures.
  • Performs rounds to ensure resident needs are being met and personnel are performing their assigned duties.
  • Collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary team as needed to ensure residents' needs are holistically met.
  • Informs appropriate departments of concerns or complaints and files grievances as necessary.
  • Reports any incidents or unusual occurrences to the supervisor, unit manager, assistant director of nursing or director of nursing and participates in the investigative process as needed.
  • Participates in end of life care as required.
  • Ensures that there is adequate stock of medications, supplies, equipment and notifies appropriate personnel of needs.
  • Initiates, reviews and updates care plans as required.
  • Promotes teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication.
  • Participates in the survey process when inspection surveys arise.

Requirements

  • A Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university or a graduate of an approved LPN/RN program.
  • Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of South Carolina.
  • Current CPR certification.

Nice-to-haves

  • Prior experience in long-term care preferred but not required.
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