Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Ambulatory, Mountain View Family Practice, Full-Time

Prisma Health • Greer, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides care for patients in specialty clinic or physician practice settings utilizing basic nursing practice knowledge and skills. All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Palmetto Health’s values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Practical Nursing Program required.
• LPN with current South Carolina license.
• BLS certification required.
• Must possess knowledge and skills necessary to treat patients

Nice To Haves

• Four or more years experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards; identifies patient’s overt problems/needs and set priorities.
• Follows patient care plan developed by RN.
• Care provided conforms to accepted practice standards; provides correct treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards; demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served; explains nursing procedures in appropriate forms; provides discharge teaching; identifies emergency situations and takes appropriate action; understands and demonstrates respect for patient rights and identifies mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care.
• Records patient care delivered as planned and any variation.
• Using nursing process, delegates nursing care to appropriate personnel; integrates cost effective measures into nursing practice; recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility for documenting same; demonstrates active participation in QI processes; complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs; complies with policies addressing safe working conditions; monitors unsafe working conditions and recognizes inappropriate patient care management and refers to immediate supervisor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree