Registered Nurse(RN) OR Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Family Medicine

Job Duties And Responsibilities

• Administers skilled nursing care to patients according to their physical and emotional needs.
• Affirms the medical plan of care to include assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of all assigned patients in the center as appropriate.
• Assists with precepting new clinical employees and student nurses.
• Affirms medications and monitors patients for adverse drug reactions in the center.
• Affirms patient/family education for continuation of care.
• Affirms assisting MD/NP during examinations and treatments.
• Affirms performing triage expectations as appropriate to specific populations.
• Affirms collecting specimens by proper procedure (urine, stool, wound, throat cultures, etc.).
• Affirms assisting patients to prepare for examinations or treatment.
• Affirms performing EKG's upon the request of the provider.
• Affirms responding to telephone call-backs as directed by the provider.
• Affirms assisting the Director of Nursing in supervising activities in the clinical areas.
• Affirms informing the Chief Clinical Officer of staffing issues and patient needs.
• Affirms assisting in providing PI reports for improving quality of patient care.
• Affirms performing other clinical duties as assigned by the Chief Clinical Officer

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program or licensed practical nursing program and licensed to practice in South Carolina by the SC State Board of Nursing.
• Two years clinical experience in a primary care setting preferred.
• Current CPR certification required.