Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Institutional (Harris Hospital)
About The Position
The Licensed Practical Nurse works under the supervision of a Registered Nurse at Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital in Anderson, South Carolina. The position provides routine and specialized nursing care to adult psychiatric patients ages 18 and above, including patients with diverse backgrounds, disabilities, and co-occurring disorders. Duties include administering medications and treatments, performing nursing procedures, maintaining therapeutic relationships, and documenting pertinent information in patient medical records in real time. The LPN also provides patient teaching groups, precepts newly hired LPNs, and guides non-licensed nursing personnel. Employees must maintain clinical competency through required annual training and additional non-mandatory training.
Requirements
- Successful completion of a registered nursing education program for professional nursing or an equivalent course of study from a registered nursing education program under Section 40-33-32 of the South Carolina Nurse Licensure Act.
- Must be licensed by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing (LLR).
- Ability to work with mentally ill adults.
- Ability to provide emergency care for cardiac and/or respiratory arrest and other emergencies.
- Ability to demonstrate safe and effective use of patient care equipment.
- Ability to stand, walk, reach, pull, stoop, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds or more during emergencies; climb at least two to three flights of stairs; and work with repetitive unusual behaviors.
- May be exposed to blood and bodily fluids.
Nice To Haves
- Graduation from an accredited school of practical nursing.
- One year of nursing experience; successful completion of an 80-hour Pharmacology course with documented proficiency in medication administration may substitute for this experience requirement.
- Bilingual ability in English and Spanish or another language.
Responsibilities
- Administer medications and treatments as ordered using closed-loop medication administration.
- Provide direct care to adult psychiatric patients, including those with diverse backgrounds, disabilities, and co-occurring disorders.
- Maintain therapeutic relationships with patients.
- Provide patient teaching groups as required by the supervisor, such as medication groups.
- Record pertinent data in patients’ medical records in real time.
- Precept newly hired Licensed Practical Nurses.
- Provide direction and guidance to non-licensed nursing personnel delivering direct patient care.
- Attend and qualify in required annual training and complete 15 hours of non-mandatory training per year.
- Provide emergency care to victims of cardiac or respiratory arrest and other emergencies.
- Use patient care equipment safely and effectively.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance for employees, spouse, and children
- 15 days of annual vacation leave per year
- 15 days of sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- S.C. Deferred Compensation Program
- State Retirement Plan (SCRS) or State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP); enrollment in one listed plan is required for FTE employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
