LPN - Charge Nurse, Geriatric Care

White-Oak-Management,-Inc.; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 44,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Weekend shift pay

Job summary

White Oak/NHC of Charleston is seeking a licensed practical nurse for full-time care on the Charleston, SC campus. The role involves 12-hour shifts, weekday schedule with potential weekend shifts, and responsibility for administering medications and supervising aides.

Ideal candidates are graduates with SC licensing in nursing, with geriatric care and supervisory experience, strong rapport with residents and families, and a commitment to quality nursing care in a geriatric setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a state approved school of Nursing with current license to practice as an RN or LPN in South Carolina.
• Experience in geriatric nursing with Charge Nurse or Supervisory experience.
• Good physical and mental health, considerate, understanding and enjoys working with elderly people.

Responsibilities

• Reports to nursing unit assigned to receive report from nursing personnel of previous shift and assumes charge duty of unit.
• Completes narcotic and other controlled drug count with nursing personnel of previous shift and signs medication nurses 8-hour audit and receiving responsibility record.
• Administers and documents medication as given.
• Observes for and reports any medication reactions to Charge Nurse or to Physician, as applicable.
• Renders nursing care to residents within an assigned unit.
• Maintains records reflecting residents condition, medication and treatment as given.
• Establishes a good rapport with residents, families, and co-workers.
• Supervises all non-professional personnel in giving quality nursing care.
• Encourages non-professional staff in constantly improving quality of nursing care.
• Assist as a team member to develop resident care plans as assigned, and assists implementing the plan on the unit.
• Accepts and processes written and phone orders from physician.
• Assist in providing direct resident care (i.e., personal care, bath, elimination needs, O.O.B. regime, etc.).
• May be required to perform treatment of residents requiring attendance (i.e., changing of dressings, insertions and irrigation of catheter, tube feedings, ROM exercises and other treatments as ordered by physician).
• Reports any changes in residents condition to Physician and Director of Nursing services as necessary.
• Attends specific in-service programs when scheduled.
• Makes work assignments to nursing aides based upon an evaluation of the aides abilities and experience.

Skills

Geriatric nursing

Supervisory experience

Nursing documentation

Patient care

Education

State-approved School of Nursing graduate

South Carolina nursing license (LPN/RN)

Job description

White Oak/NHC of Charleston is seeking a licensed practical nurse for full-time care on the Charleston, SC campus. The role involves 12-hour shifts, weekday schedule with potential weekend shifts, and responsibility for administering medications and supervising aides.

Ideal candidates are graduates with SC licensing in nursing, with geriatric care and supervisory experience, strong rapport with residents and families, and a commitment to quality nursing care in a geriatric setting.