Licensed Practical Nurse - Surg/Specialty - MUSCP

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

About The Position

Responsible for quality patient care under the direction of a physician or licensed healthcare provider in a clinical practice. Duties include rooming patients, taking vital signs and health histories, documenting in an electronic medical record, administering injections, and assisting with minor procedures. The role maintains patient records and clinical equipment, supports patient education and care coordination, and assists with examinations, procedures, treatments, and testing. The position requires graduation from an accredited Practical Nurse program and a current South Carolina or compact-state LPN license. LPN II additionally requires six months of patient care experience. Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required. The role involves regular standing, walking, and sitting; bending, kneeling, climbing stairs, reaching, and repetitive movements; and frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling of objects weighing approximately 50 pounds. It also requires the ability to qualify for respirator use, meet specified vision requirements, work indoors and in a latex-safe environment, and infrequently work in dusty or confined spaces.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program.
Current South Carolina LPN license or compact-state license.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
For LPN II: six months of patient-care experience.
Ability to perform job functions while standing, walking, and sitting; bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, and perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, elbows, and shoulders.
Ability to qualify physically for respirator use initially and as required.
Maintain corrected 20/40 vision and be able to see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance.
Ability to work in a latex-safe environment and indoors.
Frequently lift, lower, push, pull, or carry objects weighing approximately 50 pounds unassisted; exert up to 50 pounds of force; and lift 25 pounds from 36 inches to overhead.
Ability to infrequently work in dusty areas and confined or cramped spaces.

Responsibilities

Maintain accurate calibration, cleaning, and scheduled maintenance of clinical and laboratory equipment as required by OSHA, DHEC, and UMA, with documentation.
Maintain and review patient records, charts, and other pertinent information, communicating as appropriate.
Document test and examination results.
Communicate the plan of care to patients and develop patient education materials as necessary.
Maintain examination-room supplies, instruments, and cleanliness of the patient-care environment as required by OSHA, DHEC, and UMA.
Maintain timely patient flow and assist with scheduling appointments and referrals based on urgency and availability.
Screen patients for appropriate information and provide patient education related to diagnosis and treatment.
Observe, record, and report patients’ physical and psychosocial conditions and reactions to medication and treatments to the physician.
Respond to and triage phone calls.
Call in orders as directed by the physician.
Instruct patients, as ordered by the physician, regarding treatment and medication.
Monitor and distribute medication, including samples and controlled substances.
Triage patients and prepare them for physician examinations and procedures.
Assist with examinations, procedures, and treatments as necessary.
Instruct patients in collecting samples and completing tests.
Administer prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by the physician.
Room patients, take vital signs and health histories, document in the electronic medical record, administer injections, and assist with minor procedures.