LPN-PN

Lexington Health; Columbia (SC); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Sign-On Bonus

Day-One Medical Benefits

Dental & Life Insurance

403(b) Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Student Loan Forgiveness

Descripción de la vacante

Lexington Health in West Columbia, SC is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for a full-time, day-shift position. The role involves providing nursing care, patient assessment, and frontline support to clinicians in a busy care network.

Qualifications include an active SC LPN license and CPR/first aid certification. A $4,000 sign-on bonus is offered, with comprehensive benefits and opportunities within a large health system.

Formación

• Current South Carolina license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• Basic first aid knowledge and current CPR certification

Responsabilidades

• Provide nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner.
• Perform a wide variety of patient care activities under the direction of the manager/provider.
• Communication with patients and staff, triage by telephone or in person, and documentation of care.
• Scheduling referrals, appointments, and related patient care tasks.
• Maintain medical records, prepare examination rooms, and ensure patient safety.

Educación

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license

Descripción del empleo

LFP Chapin

Full Time

Day Shift

40

Sign-On Bonus: 4,000

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care. Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first HeartCARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary

Responsible for providing nursing care to patients in a professional and courteous manner. Performs a wide variety of patient care activities and accommodative services for patients under the direction of the manager/provider.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Minimum Years of Experience: None
• Substitutable Education & Experience: None
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Current South Carolina license as a Licensed Practical Nurse; Basic first aid knowledge and current CPR certification
• Required Training: None

Essential Functions

• Maintains a positive attitude. Has contact by phone, correspondence, or personal meetings with persons in other departments or outside the practice; tact is required in these contacts and the employee assumes the responsibility for harmonious relationships.
• Demonstrates the following:
  • Appropriate communication of information to all ages.
  • Infant – Birth to 1 year; Child – 1 year through 12 years; Adolescent – 13 years through 17 years; Adult – 18 years through 65 years; Geriatric – Over 65 years
  • Responsiveness to all patients and office staff requests and needs.
  • Performance of duties assigned by authorized personnel or as required in an emergency, i.e., fire or disaster
• Provides/Performs
  • Communication
    • Telephones (Answer, Transfer)
    • Orders/Messages
    • Phone Triage
      • Physician – Orders, Patient Issues, etc.
      • Patient – Concerns, treatment, etc.
      • Staff – Patient Care, Referrals, Precertification, etc.
    • Understands and agrees to seek compliance with appropriate health and safety regulatory agencies
• Scheduling
  • Referrals; Appointments; Ancillaries; Surgeries (Inpatient, Outpatient); Hospital Admissions
• Medical Records
  • Documentation; Forms – Chart Structure; Chart Maintenance; Chart Filing/Pulling (Diagnostic Reports, Transcription, Correspondence); Image Files; Faxing; Copying; Mail In; Mail Out
• Lab
  • Phlebotomy
  • Specimen Collection and Processing
  • Proficiency Testing
  • Results Reporting
• Medication Management
  • Intravenous Infusion per P&P
  • Subcutaneously, Intramuscular Intradermal
  • Orally, Topical, Suppository, Sublingual, Inhalants
  • Storage and Handling
  • Ordering/Maintaining Levels

Duties & Responsibilities

• Patient Care
  • Exam Room – Preparation & Maintenance
  • Conducts Patient Interview
  • Chaperone – Assists patients as needed
  • Assisting/Performing minor procedures
  • Triage (By telephone or in person)
  • Implement Physician Orders
  • Patient Education
  • Results Reporting
  • Clinical Documentation
• Operation of and responsibility for equipment (including, but not limited to, routine maintenance, ordering of supplies, log sheets and cleaning).
  • General Office Equipment i.e. Fax, copier, etc.
  • Patient Care Equipment i.e. BP, Temperature, Scales, etc.
  • Specialized Equipment
    • X-Ray; Bone Density; Ultrasound; Treadmill; Laboratory Equipment (Processing); Laser Equipment; Defibrillator; Holter Monitors; Cardiac Pacemakers; Other
• In-service/Education
  • Certification/Licensure
  • Competency
    • Department Orientation
    • Annual Training
• Log Sheets/ Audits
  • Samples; Pharmacy; Mayday Equipment; Oxygen; Equipment
• Instruments
  • Stock Appropriately – Maintain Levels
  • Cleaning / Sterilization
  • Knowledge of and usage
  • Storage
• Leadership
  • Provides Support and Guidance for Clinical Policies and Procedures
• Other
  • Precertification/Authorization; Coding - E & M / Basic Visits; Office Procedures/ Complex Visits; Surgeries; Hospital Services; Correspondence; Statistical Reports; Accounts Payable; Payroll
• Performs all other duties as assigned

We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our benefit eligible employees and their families:

• Day ONE medical, dental and life insurance benefits
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Employees are eligible for enrollment into the 403(b) match plan day one. LHI matches dollar for dollar up to 6%.
• Employer paid life insurance – equal to 1x salary
• Employee may elect supplemental life insurance with low cost premiums up to 3x salary
• Adoption assistance
• LHI provides its full-time employees employer paid short-term disability and long-term disability coverage after 90 days of eligible employment
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan forgiveness

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Lexington Health to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Lexington Health strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. Lexington Health endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.

Nearest Major Market: Columbia

Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina