LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) -Med-Surg/Orthopedics - Georgetown Memorial Hospital (Georgetown, SC)

Employee Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

Night - 12 hour shift (United States of America)

Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview
The LPN participates in the provision of nursing care by performing specific activities and technical procedures as delegated by a Registered Nurse.

What you will do

• Planning and managing patient care according to each patient’s needs
• Interviewing patients and recording their medical history
• Obtaining patient vital signs and escorting patients to their rooms
• Administering injections of medications
• Verifying that patient charts are updated promptly and accurately
• Observing and recording patients’ conditions and reactions to medications and treatments

Education Qualifications

• Diploma as a Practical Nurse

Experience Qualifications

• Clinical LPN experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Works with patients, families, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Epic experience preferred.
• Strong PC skills preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Basic Life Support Certified - American Heart Association is required within 30 days of hire. Recertification every two years is Required
• Licensed Practical Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation with South Carolina Board of Nursing.

Physical Demand
Medium Physical Demand
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status.