Job Details:-
This is a job posting from company – NHC Care
Employment Type – Part Time
Work Hours: 8
Salary: $20 To $30/An Hour
Location: South Carolina, USA
This job is 100% remote.
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Description :
LPN, Licensed Practical Nurse at The Palmettos of Charleston
The Palmettos of Charleston is looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN to join our team! Supports the mission of NHC. Exemplifies “The Better Way” through leadership and demeanor. Represents the center in a positive manner both in the medical community and in the community as a whole.
Qualifications:
Health – Ability to meet performance requirements
Education and Training: * Graduate from a nursing program accredited by the State.
- Maintains a current unencumbered licensed to practice in the state where employed
- Seeks opportunities for personal and professional growth. Attends continuing education offerings and through teaching and mentoring, contributes to the ongoing education of partners under his/her supervision
Job Knowledge and Capabilities: * Is responsible for maintaining clinical competency as evidenced by application of integrated nursing knowledge and skills, leadership and communication skills.
- Utilizes the nursing process in assessment, planning and implementing care.
- Exhibits organizational ability related to work flow, prioritizing to meet the patient care needs
- Integrates current standards of practice as well as local, state, and federal regulations related to nursing services in the care of patients.
- Practices continuous quality improvement thinking and problem solving skills.
Position Highlights: * Working with the interdisciplinary care team, to assure accurate patient assessment and development/revisions of individualized plans of care.
- Maintains open and ongoing communication with patients and families, providing opportunity and encouragement to participate in decision making.
- Assure that nursing partners have been assigned duties
- Make rounds, with specific attention to high acuity patients
- Monitor unit/units to ensure that appropriate nursing care (according to established policies and procedures) is being provided and that doctors and families are being notified of changes in patients’ condition
- Assume responsibility for assisting with meds and treatments as needed.
- Assist with admitting patients and processing of physician orders as required.
- Assist with hiring and supervision and participates in the orientation of new nursing partners
- Assures the personal dignity and physical safety of each patient. Assist patients to attain the highest level of self-care possible.
- Assist physician during rounds
- Supervise nursing partners as assigned. Complete performance evaluations as required (two times per year).
- Make changes in staffing schedule as indicated by absence and illness and contact additional help to assure staffing levels are maintained in order to meet the care needs of patients
- Carry out personnel disciplinary action(s) (written, verbal warnings, suspension and termination) promptly and effectively as stated in personnel policies and amendments.
- Maintain the security of the premises and direct unauthorized persons coming on the premises to leave
- Perform weekly skin assessments, incident reports, nursing summaries, recording of patient weights, alert charting, daily skilled nurses notes and other documentation as assigned.
- Relieve other shifts if needed.
- Participate in ON-CALL Program
- Attend in-service education programs and participates in Silver Chair Training, as assigned, to learn new procedures, develop skills, etc.
- Leads by example and performs hands on care, answers call lights and assist C.N.A.’s in their duties when needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned
The Palmettos of Charleston is proud to be a part of the NHC family! National HealthCare Corporation is recognized nationwide as an innovator in the delivery of quality long-term care. Our goal is to provide a full range of extended care services, designed to maximize the well-being and independence of patients of all ages. We are dedicated to meeting patient needs through an interdisciplinary approach combining compassionate care with cost-effective health care services.
The NHC environment is one of encouragement and challenge … innovation and improvement … teamwork and collaboration … and honesty and integrity. All NHC employees are committed as partners, not only to the health of our patients, but to the well-being of the communities we serve.
If you are interested in working for a leader in senior care and share NHC’s values of honesty and integrity, please apply today and find out more about us at
We look forward to talking to you!
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