Charge Nurse, LPN or RN - LNRC (Abbeville), Part Time

Self Regional Healthcare; Abbeville (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Self Regional Healthcare in Abbeville, SC is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct nursing care to residents and supervise certified nursing assistants. The role ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and facility policies.

You will coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers, monitor resident status, document changes, and administer medications per physician orders. Leadership to the unit and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team are essential, along

Qualifications

• Nursing degree from an accredited college or university or a graduate of an approved RN program.
• Prior experience in long-term care preferred but not required.
• Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of South Carolina.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Directs daily activities of certified nursing assistants and ensures compliance with regulations and facility policies.
• Observes residents and notifies physicians and families of changes; documents accordingly.
• Transcribes physician orders and carries out orders as written.
• Prepares and administers medications as per physicians' orders and observes adverse effects.
• Performs wound treatments and documents changes.
• Schedules follow-up appointments and transportation needs as indicated.
• Provides nursing leadership to unit staff and directs direct care skills as needed (colostomy changes, tube feedings, wound care, suctioning, IV administration).
• Performs rounds to ensure needs are met and team fulfills duties.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to holistically meet residents' needs.
• Reports incidents or complaints and participates in investigative processes.
• Participates in end-of-life care as required.
• Ensures adequate stock of medications and supplies and notifies personnel of needs.
• Initiates and updates care plans; promotes teamwork and effective communication.

Skills

RN license

CPR certification

Long-term care experience

Patient care

Education

Nursing degree / RN program

Job description

Shifts vary 7:00AM-3:30 or 7:00AM-7:30PM

Provides direct nursing care to the residents and supervises the day-to-day nursing activities performed by the certified nursing assistants in accordance with current federal, state, and local regulations and guidelines and established facility policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• A Nursing Degree from an accredited college or university or a graduate of an approved RN program.
• Prior experience in long-term care preferred but not required.
• Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of South Carolina.
• Current CPR certification.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

Directs the daily activities of the certified nursing assistants in accordance with current federal, state and local regulations and guidelines and established facility policies and procedures.

Ensures that policies and procedures are complied with by nursing personnel assigned.

Participates in the admission, discharge and transfers of residents as required.

Observes for changes in residents' status, notifying the physician and residents' family or representative and documenting accordingly.

Transcribes physician orders to medical record and carries out orders as written.

Prepares and administers medications as per physicians' orders and observes for adverse effects.

Performs wound treatments as per physicians' orders, observes for changes and documents accordingly.

Schedules follow up appointments for residents and transportation needs as indicated.

Provides nursing leadership to nursing personnel assigned to the unit.

Provides direct care skills such as colostomy changes, tube feedings, wound care, suctioning, IV administration, etc. in accordance with current policies and procedures.

Performs rounds to ensure resident needs are being met and personnel are performing their assigned duties.

Collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary team as needed to ensure residents' needs are holistically met.

Informs appropriate departments of concerns or complaints and files grievances as necessary.

Reports any incidents or unusual occurrences to the supervisor, unit manager, assistant director or nursing or director of nursing and participates in the investigative process as needed.

Participates in end of life care as required.

Ensures that there is adequate stock of medications, supplies, equipment and notifies appropriate personnel of needs.

Initiates, reviews and updates care plans as required.

Promotes teamwork, mutual respect, and effective communication.

Participates in the survey process when inspection surveys arise.