LPN

PACS • Greenwood, SC

2d • $30 - $34 • Onsite

About The Position

McCormick Post Acute is seeking Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join their caring and supportive team. This is a family-oriented community located on the SC & GA border. They offer competitive pay, shift differentials, 12-hour shifts, and excellent benefits.

Requirements

• Nursing degree from an accredited college or university
• Active, unencumbered South Carolina LPN license (Required)
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
• Ability to read technical procedures.
• Ability to read and comprehend policy and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Must be able to relate information concerning a resident’s condition.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age-related needs of the residents served.
• Must be a supportive team member, contribute to and be an example of team work and team concept.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
• Must possess the ability to deal tactfully with personnel, residents, family members, visitors, government agencies/personnel, and the general public.
• Must be knowledgeable of nursing and medical practices and procedures, as well as laws, regulations, and guidelines that pertain to nursing care facilities.
• Must possess leadership and supervisory ability and the willingness to work harmoniously with and supervise other personnel.
• Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing quality care.
• Must have patience, tact, a cheerful disposition and enthusiasm, as well as the willingness to handle difficult residents.
• Must be willing to seek out new methods and principles and be willing to incorporate them into existing nursing practices.
• Must not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals in the workplace.
• Current CPR certification.
• Must maintain all required continuing education/licensing.
• Must remain in good standing with the State Board of Nursing at all times.
• Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Must be able to speak and write the English language in an understandable manner.
• Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
• Must be able to see and hear or use prosthetics that will enable these senses to function adequately to ensure that the requirements of this position can be fully met.
• Must function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity, and the ability to work effectively with residents, personnel, and support agencies.
• Must meet the general health requirements set forth by the policies of this facility, which include a medical and physical examination.
• Must be able to relate to and work with the ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and, at times, hostile people within the facility.
• Must be able to push, pull, move, and/or lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a minimum height of 5 feet and be able to push, pull, move, and/or carry such weight a minimum distance of 50 feet.
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge and experience with PCC preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to residents.
• Supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations.
• Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned comply with the facility's written policies and procedures.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of the facility’s quality assurance program for the nursing service department.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.
• Verify the identity of the resident before administering medication/treatment.
• Ensure that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another.
• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician.
• Receive/give the nursing report upon reporting in and ending shift duty hours.
• Inform nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, and room assignment.
• Ensure that rooms are ready for new admissions.
• Greet newly admitted residents upon admission and escort them to their rooms.
• Participate in the orientation of new residents/family members to the facility.
• Make rounds with physicians as necessary.
• Requisition and arrange for diagnostic and therapeutic services as ordered by the physician.
• Consult with the resident’s physician regarding resident care, treatment, and rehabilitation.
• Review the resident’s chart for specific treatments, medication orders, and diets.
• Implement and maintain established nursing objectives and standards.
• Make periodic checks to ensure that prescribed treatments are being properly administered by certified nursing assistants and to evaluate the resident’s physical and emotional status.
• Ensure that direct nursing care is provided by a licensed nurse, a certified nursing assistant, and/or a nurse aide trainee qualified to perform the procedure.
• Cooperate with and coordinate social and activity programs with nursing service schedules.
• Notify the resident’s attending physician when the resident is involved in an accident or incident.
• Notify the resident’s attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident’s condition.
• Carry out restorative and rehabilitative programs, including self-help and care.
• Inspect the nursing service treatment areas daily to ensure they are maintained in a clean and safe manner.
• Administer professional services such as catheterization, tube feedings, suction, applying and changing dressings/bandages, packs, colostomy, and drainage bags, taking blood, giving massages and range of motion exercises, and care for the dead/dying.
• Use restraints when necessary and in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Obtain sputum, urine, and other specimens for lab tests as ordered.
• Take and record TPRs, blood pressures, etc., as necessary.
• Monitor seriously ill residents as necessary.
• Check foods brought into the facility by the resident’s family/visitors to ensure they are within the resident’s dietary allowances.
• Ensure that personnel providing direct care to residents are providing such care in accordance with the resident’s care plan and wishes.
• Ensure that residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
• Admit, transfer, and discharge residents as necessary.
• Assist in arranging transportation for discharged residents as necessary.
• Ensure that discharged residents are escorted to the pick-up area.
• Inform family members of the death of the resident.
• Call funeral homes when requested by the family and ensure that established post-mortem procedures are followed.
• Participate in developing, planning, conducting, and scheduling in-service training classes.
• Implement and maintain an effective orientation program for new employees.
• Assist in standardizing the methods by which work will be accomplished.
• Assist in training department personnel in identifying tasks that involve potential exposure to blood/body fluids.
• Assist the Director in planning clinical supervision for nurse aide trainees.
• Attend and participate in outside training programs.
• Attend and participate in annual facility in-service training programs.
• Attend and participate in advance directive in-service training programs.
• Attend and participate in continuing education programs.
• Monitor assigned personnel to ensure they are following established safety regulations.
• Ensure that established departmental policies and procedures, including dress codes, are followed.
• Assist in identifying, evaluating, and classifying routine and job-related functions to ensure that tasks with potential exposure to blood/body fluids are properly identified and recorded.
• Ensure that personnel performing tasks with potential exposure to blood/body fluids participate in appropriate in-service training.
• Ensure that an adequate supply of personal protective equipment is available.
• Ensure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
• Ensure that resident care rooms and treatment areas are maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner.
• Ensure that assigned personnel follow established handwashing and hand hygiene techniques.
• Ensure that assigned personnel participate in and conduct all fire safety and disaster preparedness drills.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of the infection control program.
• Ensure that assigned personnel follow established infection control procedures when isolation precautions are necessary.
• Ensure that nursing personnel follow established procedures in the use and disposal of personal protective equipment.
• Participate in the development, implementation, and maintenance of procedures for reporting hazardous conditions or equipment.
• Ensure that all personnel wear and/or use safety equipment when lifting or moving residents.
• Recommend equipment and supply needs to the Nurse Supervisor.
• Ensure that an adequate stock level of medications, medical supplies, and equipment is maintained.
• Participate in the development and implementation of procedures for the safe operation of all nursing service equipment.
• Ensure that only trained and authorized personnel operate equipment.
• Ensure that all personnel operate nursing service equipment in a safe manner.
• Monitor nursing procedures to ensure efficient use of nursing service supplies.
• Ensure that appropriate MSDSs are on file for hazardous chemicals.
• Review care plans daily to ensure appropriate care is being rendered.
• Inform the Nurse Supervisor of any changes that need to be made on the care plan.
• Ensure that nurses’ notes reflect that the care plan is being followed.
• Review resident care plans for appropriate resident goals, problems, approaches, and revisions.
• Ensure that assigned CNAs are aware of resident care plans and refer to them prior to administering daily care.
• Assist the Resident Assessment/Care Plan Coordinator in planning, scheduling, and revising the MDS.
• Provide data to the Quality Assurance & Assessment Committee as requested.

Benefits

• Pay: $30 – $34/hr
• Shift Differentials: Nights +$4/hr, Weekends +$5/hr
• 12-hour shifts (Days or Nights)
• 401(k) with employer match
• Excellent healthcare benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision & More) for Full-Time staff
• Professional development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement assistance

What This Job Offers

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