Licensed Practical Nurse - Surg/Specialty - MUSCP

C003 University Medical Associates (UMA) Only Employees and Financials; United States; Vor Ort; USD 30.000 - 41.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Medical University of South Carolina is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide safe patient care under supervision. Responsibilities include rooming patients, taking vitals, documenting in the EMR, giving injections and assisting with minor procedures.

The role emphasizes maintaining equipment, patient records, and teaching patients about treatment plans. Candidates must graduate from an accredited LPN program and hold SC licensure or a compact state license.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program.
• Licensed as an LPN in SC or a compact state.
• AHA BLS certification or Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers.

Aufgaben

• Calibrate, clean and maintain clinical/lab equipment per OSHA/UMA guidelines.
• Maintain and review patient records and communicate care plans.
• Record test results and administer prescribed treatments.
• Instruct patients on treatment/medication as ordered.
• Assist with scheduling, triage and patient flow in the clinic.

Ausbildung

LPN program graduate

SC LPN license

Compact state license considered

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description Summary

Responsible for quality patient care under the direction of a physician or licensed healthcare provider in a clinical practice. Duties to include rooming patients, taking vitals and health history, documenting in an electronic medical record, giving injections and assisting with minor procedures.

Employer Details

• Entity : University Medical Associates (UMA)
• Only Employees and Financials
• Worker Type : Employee
• Worker Sub-Type : Regular
• Cost Center : CC001992
• UMA AMB MULT West Campus Multi Specialty
• CC Pay Rate Type : Hourly
• Pay Grade : Health-25
• Scheduled Weekly Hours : 40

Job Duties

Ensures accurate calibrations, cleaning and scheduled maintenance of clinical/lab equipment as required by OSHA, DHEC and UMA; tracked by documentation.

Maintains and reviews patient records, charts and any other pertinent information, communicating as appropriate.

Document test and exam results.

Communicates plan of care to the patient including formal development of patient education materials as necessary.

Maintains exam room supplies, instruments and cleanliness of patient care environment, as required by OSHA, DHEC and UMA.

Maintains timely flow of patient, assists with scheduling of appointments and referrals based on urgency and availability.

Screens patients for appropriate information and provides patient education as appropriate for diagnosis and treatment.

Observes, records and reports patient's physical and psychosocial condition, reactions to medication and treatments to physician.

Responds to and triages phone calls.

Call in orders appropriately as ordered by physician.

Instructs patient, as ordered by the physician, regarding treatment and/or medication.

Responsible for monitoring and distribution of medication including samples and controlled substances.

Triages patients and prepares for physician exams and procedures.

Assists with exam, procedures and treatments as necessary.

Instructs patients in collection of samples and tests.

Administers prescribed treatments and tests as ordered by the physician.

Minimum Training and Education

LPN I Minimum Training and Education: Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program. Licensed as an LPN within the state of South Carolina or a compact state. LPN II Minimum Training and Education: Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program. Six (6) months of patient care experience required. Licensed as an LPN within the state of South Carolina or a compact state.

Required Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

Current South Carolina LPN License or compact state license. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.

Physical Requirements

Continuous requirements are to perform job functions while standing, walking and sitting. Ability to bend at the waist, kneel, climb stairs, reach in all directions, fully use both hands and legs, possess good finger dexterity, perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders, reach in all directions. Ability to be qualified physically for respirator use, initially and as required. Maintain 20/40 vision corrected, see and recognize objects close at hand and at a distance, work in a latex safe environment and work indoors. Frequently lift, lower, push and pull and/or carry objects weighing 50 lbs (+/-) unassisted, exert up to 50 lbs of force, lift from 36\" to overhead 25 lbs. Infrequently work in dusty areas and confined/cramped spaces.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need. Medical University of South Carolina participates in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E-Verify program, please click here: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

Care Opportunities and Vision

Thank you for wanting to be part of the Medical University of South Carolina team. Whether you want to teach the next generation of health care leaders, innovate new business models, discover the next breakthrough or provide patient care, there's a role for you that fuels your passion and takes advantage of your skills. There are career opportunities available in academics, research, hospital medicine, physician practices and support services, from patient billing to IT. As an applicant, you can search jobs for all MUSC entities as well as search by category and location. MUSC attracts more than $250 million annually in research funding, making it the biggest magnet for biomedical, extramural research dollars of all institutions of higher learning in South Carolina.

The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program aims to advance clinical and translational science to increase the speed at which new treatments become available to patients. MUSC Health, the clinical enterprise, operates a 750 bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital, the Ashley River Tower (cardiovascular, digestive disease, and surgical oncology), Hollings Cancer Center (one of fewer than 70 elite National Cancer Institute designated centers), a Level I Trauma Center and the Institute of Psychiatry. In addition, there are more than 100 outreach clinics, hospital/health system affiliations, and telehealth sites. U.S. News & World Report placed us among the top one percent of all American hospitals, with 11 specialties in the top 50.

The MUSC Medical Center is also one of only three Magnet designated hospitals in South Carolina.