LPN Part Time

PACS

5d•$30 - $34•Onsite

About The Position

Edisto Post-Acute is a 113-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct nursing care to residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants, following applicable standards, regulations, facility policies, and directions from nursing leadership to maintain quality care. The role includes clinical, administrative, documentation, medication, staffing, safety, and resident-care responsibilities across the nursing service area. The position is part-time and offers $30–$34 per hour, with shift differentials available. Shifts are 12 hours, with day hours of 7:00 AM–7:00 PM or night hours of 7:00 PM–7:00 AM. Career growth and professional development opportunities are offered. The facility describes its workplace as supportive and family-like.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited nursing program or approved LPN/LVN program; the detailed qualifications specify a nursing degree from an accredited college or university or graduation from an approved LPN/LVN program.
Current, active, unencumbered South Carolina LPN license and good standing with the State Board of Nursing.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English, including technical procedures and policy and procedure manuals.
Ability to communicate information about residents’ conditions and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs; knowledge of nursing and medical practices, procedures, and applicable regulations.
Ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant, exercise leadership and supervision, and work harmoniously with other personnel.
Ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures related to quality care.
Ability to deal tactfully with residents, families, personnel, visitors, government representatives, and the public; patience and willingness to handle difficult residents.
Ability to move intermittently during the workday and to push, pull, move, or carry at least 25 pounds to a height of five feet and a distance of 50 feet.
Ability to cope with mental and emotional stress, function independently, and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, or hostile people.
Must meet the facility’s general health requirements, including a medical and physical examination; may need to assist with resident evacuation during emergencies.

Nice To Haves

PointClickCare (PCC) experience or knowledge.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care to residents and supervise nursing assistants’ day-to-day activities.
Direct nursing assistants’ shift functions, assign and review work, provide leadership, and report staffing or performance concerns to the Nurse Supervisor.
Coordinate nursing services with other departments and members of the interdisciplinary team to maintain residents’ care regimens.
Maintain nursing policies, procedures, shift reports, census information, incident reports, forms, and other required administrative records.
Complete resident documentation, including admission, transfer, and discharge records; nurses’ notes; orders; and incident or accident reports.
Receive and transcribe physicians’ orders, report discrepancies, and coordinate diet-order changes with Food Services.
Prepare and administer medications and treatments as ordered; verify resident identity; maintain accurate narcotic records; monitor medication supplies; and report discrepancies.
Participate in resident admissions, transfers, discharges, orientation, care planning, discharge planning, and coordination of transportation as needed.
Review resident charts and care plans, monitor residents’ physical and emotional status, and ensure that care and treatments are delivered in accordance with plans and resident wishes.
Notify physicians and family or next of kin of accidents, incidents, or changes in residents’ condition as required.
Perform nursing procedures and treatments, collect specimens, take and record vital signs, monitor seriously ill residents, and carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs as required.
Maintain clean, safe, and sanitary work and resident-care areas; enforce hand hygiene, infection-control, personal-protective-equipment, equipment-use, and emergency-preparedness procedures.
Participate in quality assurance, facility inspections, staff orientation and training, continuing education, and infection-control activities.
Maintain adequate supplies and equipment on the unit, recommend needs, and ensure safe and efficient use.
Report suspected fraud, unauthorized access to information systems, privacy violations, hazardous conditions, occupational exposures, and other issues through facility procedures.
Attend and participate in required facility training and maintain current licensure and continuing education.