LPN (Third shift, Midnight-8:00 am) Palmetto Center

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in the medical monitoring and treatment of all consumers during their stay at the Center.
• Provide a variety of complex paraprofessional nursing tasks and related work as required.
• Supervise the work of part-time LPNs and other subordinate personnel in the performance of nursing duties.
• Carry out established policies and procedures and assure OSHA standards are met.
• Participate in nursing reports at the beginning and end of each shift regarding the status of consumers.
• Follow DHEC regulations and SCVRD policies regarding medication handling and administration, recording significant responses to administered medications.
• Take vital signs and document in the chart.
• Draw blood work and perform urinalysis as warranted.
• Document all pertinent information in medical records.
• Prepare weekly summaries and discharge summaries as warranted.
• Perform a wide variety of administrative duties including setting up, organizing charts, as warranted.
• Inventory nursing supplies and inform appropriate start of reorder needs.
• Accompany consumers on/off campus activities as warranted.
• Pick up medications as needed for the pharmacy and perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Minimum And Additional Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of practical nursing and licensed to practice in state of SC.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Extensive knowledge of practical nursing procedures, sanitation, personal hygiene, basic health and safety practices.
• Ability to accurately record observations.

Shift Differentials

• $0.75 an hour on nights
• $3.75 an hour on weekends

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. The South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes: Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children, Paid parental leave, Flexible work schedules, 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year, 15 days sick leave per year, 13 paid holidays, State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs. South Carolina is making our veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions. Click here for eligibility requirements.