LPN Full Time 12 Hours

Heritage Post Acute•Florence, SC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time LPN position requiring 12-hour shifts, specifically 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM. The role involves comprehensive resident care, medication administration, treatment, documentation, and communication with physicians, families, and other healthcare professionals. Specific duties vary depending on the shift, including reviewing labs, documenting vital signs, managing pharmacy deliveries, and ensuring the readiness of medical supplies and carts.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Licensed by South Carolina Board of Nursing by examination or reciprocity.

Nice To Haves

IV therapy certification (allows starting IVs and giving IV antibiotics, but not mixing or IV push).

Responsibilities

Make daily assignments if in charge of the shift.
Receive report on residents' condition from the outgoing nurse during walking rounds.
Administer medications as scheduled.
Perform scheduled treatments.
Complete daily and PRN documentation.
Complete incident reports and behavior monitor logs as they occur.
Notify MD for any changes in residents' status or abnormal labs.
Receive and transcribe physician's orders.
Request lab work, schedule X-rays, and doctor's appointments per physician's orders.
Notify responsible party for any incident, change in condition, or scheduled appointments of residents.
Make transportation arrangements for residents as needed.
Review labs and place them in the chart (7 AM-3 PM shift).
Document vital signs and report significant changes to dietary (3 PM-11 PM shift).
Receive, check, and sign deliveries from the pharmacy (3 PM-11 PM shift).
Chart vital signs, check and have MARs and treatment books ready for the next month (11 PM-7 AM shift).
Fax orders to the pharmacy on Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays (11 PM-7 AM shift).
Check emergency carts and expiration dates on all multidose vials daily (11 PM-7 AM shift).
Defrost and clean refrigerators and med carts on Sundays (11 PM-7 AM shift).
Make copies of the daily worksheet and midnight census and distribute them.
Ensure CNAs perform their assigned tasks according to the facility's standard of care.
Discipline CNAs according to the employees' code of conduct.
Handle call-ins and fill in the sheet.
Assist in admitting and discharging residents.
Start IVs and give IV antibiotics if IV therapy certified (but not mix them or do IV push).
Ensure dietary supplements, including bedtime snacks, are given to residents in a timely manner.
Perform all aspects of bedside care necessary for resident comfort and quality of life.
Assist with call lights.
Develop good working relationships with other departments.
Communicate with DON, ADON, supervisors, and MDS Coordinator regarding residents' care.
Work well with physical, occupational, and speech therapies.
Perform other routine and special functions as assigned or necessary.
Follow chain of command.