Licensed Practical Nurse LPN

Inspire Health. Serve With Compassion. Be The Difference.Provides care for patients in specialty clinic or physician practice settings utilizing basic nursing practice knowledge and skills. All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Palmetto Health's values of compassion, dignity, excellence, integrity and teamwork.AccountabilitiesAssessment: Collects patient data and completes required forms with appropriate responses according to unit standards; identifies patient's overt problems/needs and set priorities.Planning Care: Follows patient care plan developed by RN.Implementing/Managing Care: Care provided conforms to accepted practice standards; provides correct treatments/procedures and other care as prescribed and according to patient care standards; demonstrates understanding of age-related characteristics and needs of patients served; explains nursing procedures in appropriate forms; provides discharge teaching; identifies emergency situations and takes appropriate action; understands and demonstrates respect for patient rights and identifies mechanisms for management of ethical issues in patient care.Evaluation: Records patient care delivered as planned and any variation.Leadership: Using nursing process, delegates nursing care to appropriate personnel; integrates cost effective measures into nursing practice; recognizes unit problems and takes responsibility for documenting same; demonstrates active participation in QI processes; complies with hospital expectations to meet staffing demands based on patient care needs; complies with policies addressing safe working conditions; monitors unsafe working conditions and recognizes inappropriate patient care management and refers to immediate supervisor.This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director, or executive.Graduate of an accredited Practical Nursing Program required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.Four or more years experience preferredLPN with current South Carolina license. BLS certification required.Must possess knowledge and skills necessary to treat patientsDay (United States of America)Mountain View Family Practice2012 Family Medicine-Mountain View20121000 Family Medicine-Mountain View-Practice Operations