LPN Part-time

PACS Group•Greenwood, SC

5h•Onsite

About The Position

McCormick Post Acute is hiring part-time Licensed Practical Nurses to provide direct nursing care to residents in a skilled nursing and rehabilitation community in McCormick, South Carolina. The LPN supervises nursing assistants’ day-to-day work and helps ensure quality care in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local standards and facility policies. New graduates are welcome. Available 12-hour shifts are 7:00 AM–7:00 PM or 7:00 PM–7:00 AM. The role includes administrative and documentation duties; preparing and administering medications; coordinating resident care, treatments, admissions, transfers, and discharges; supporting and supervising nursing staff; and helping maintain care plans, safety, sanitation, infection-control practices, supplies, and equipment. The LPN also participates in staff training, quality assurance, facility inspections, and continuing education. The position requires communication and collaboration with residents, families, physicians, nursing personnel, and other departments. Work takes place in office and nursing-service areas throughout the facility, including resident rooms, and may involve emergency call-backs, exposure to infectious materials and hazardous chemicals, and work beyond normal hours when necessary.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited college or university, or graduation from an approved LPN/LVN program.
Current, active, unencumbered South Carolina LPN license; the license must remain in good standing with the State Board of Nursing.
Current CPR certification.
Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English, including technical procedures and policy manuals.
Ability to apply basic mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
Knowledge of nursing and medical practices and of laws, regulations, and guidelines that apply to nursing care facilities.
Ability to provide care appropriate to residents’ age-related needs and to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant.
Leadership, supervisory, organizational, communication, and teamwork abilities; tact and patience when working with residents, families, staff, and the public.
Ability to move intermittently during the workday and to push, pull, move, or carry at least 25 pounds to a height of 5 feet and for a distance of 50 feet.
Ability to meet facility general health requirements, including medical and physical examinations, and to work effectively with residents and personnel.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience with PCC.
Experience as a nurse; new graduates are welcome.

Responsibilities

Provide direct nursing care to residents and supervise nursing assistants’ day-to-day activities.
Direct assigned nursing staff, coordinate shift services, develop work assignments, make rounds, and report staffing or performance concerns to the Nurse Supervisor.
Follow and help maintain facility policies, procedures, nursing standards, and regulatory requirements.
Complete resident records, charts, orders, reports, census information, and other required documentation.
Prepare and administer medications and treatments as ordered, verify resident identity, maintain accurate narcotic records, and report medication discrepancies.
Coordinate resident admissions, transfers, discharges, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and communication with physicians and families.
Monitor residents’ conditions, carry out treatments and restorative programs, and notify physicians and next of kin of relevant changes or incidents.
Review resident care plans and notes, ensure care follows residents’ plans and wishes, and report needed care-plan updates.
Participate in quality assurance, facility surveys, staff development, orientation, in-service training, and continuing education.
Maintain safe, clean, and sanitary work and resident-care areas; support infection control, hand hygiene, personal protective equipment use, and emergency preparedness.
Monitor unit supplies, medications, equipment, and safe equipment use; report needs and hazardous conditions.
Protect resident and facility information, follow information-security procedures, and report suspected unauthorized access or fraud.
Communicate and collaborate with residents, families, physicians, staff, visitors, government agencies, and other departments.