Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Description Summary

Unit Description:

4 west is a 40-bed medical/surgical unit with a focus on post-surgical patients but also treating acutely ill adult patients with other medical problems. 4 west is also the receiving unit for any pediatric admissions to the Orangeburg location. The patient to nurse ratio is 1:5-6.

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

PRN

Cost Center

CC004924 ORBG - Nursing Administration

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-23

Scheduled Weekly Hours

12

Work Shift

Nights (United States of America)

Job Description

Work Environment:

Contact with patients under a wide variety of circumstances. May be exposed to unpleasant patient elements (accidents, injuries and illness). Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.

May be exposed to infectious diseases. Occasional exposure to radiation. Occasionally subjected to irregular hours. Regularly exposed to the risk of blood born diseases.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None.

Financial Responsibilities:

None.

Essential Functions:

Provide direct patient care according to established policies and procedures under the direction of a RN.

Administers medication, performs reassessments, takes histories, starts IVs, dresses wounds and assists in activities of daily living.

Documents in the medical record, findings and information.

Communicate appropriate medical and clinical information to the staff as required.

Demonstrates sensitivity to patient comfort and privacy. Maintains confidentiality of patient and unit care data.

Performs other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

Physical requirements are primarily related to the essential functions of any job. In order to perform the essential functions of this position, you must be able to Stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, talk, hear and smell.

Must be able to lift or exert energy up to 50 pounds 25% of the time and 100 pounds 50% of the time and more than 100 pounds 25% of the time.

Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less), distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe and area that can be seen up/down or left/right) and depth perception ( three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances).

Mental Requirements:

Must possess the ability to read and interpret business or safety manuals, clinical or technical procedures or regulations. Ability to write reports, correspondence and/or manual. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups, patients, families, other employees and medical staff.

Ability to perform more complex math functions (add, subtract, multiply and divide) to include

calculating percentages, averages, volume, ratio and interpreting graphs - using numbers,

money and units of measure.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or

diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables and standardized

situations.

Age Groups:

This position primarily interacts with children adolescents adults and senior citizens and provides direct patient care. All staff members must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to meet the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related needs of the persons in the assigned work area.

Additional Job Description

Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program. Licensed as an LPN within the state of South Carolina or a compact state.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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